Lepidium
See also: lepidium
Translingual
![](Images/wiktionary/Img_0717_garden_cress.jpg.webp)
Lepidium sativum (garden cress)
Etymology
From Ancient Greek λεπίδιον (lepídion).
Proper noun
Lepidium n
- A taxonomic genus within the family Brassicaceae – peppergrasses.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Plantae - kingdom; Viridiplantae - subkingdom; Streptophyta - infrakingdom; Embryophyta - superphylum; Tracheophyta - phylum; Spermatophytina - subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, malvids - clades; Brassicales - order; Brassicaceae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Lepidium latifolium (broadleaved pepperweed, dittander, dittany); for other species see
Lepidium on WikispeciesWikispecies or
Lepidium on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Derived terms
- Microlepidium
Further reading
Lepidium on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Lepidium on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Lepidium on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Lepidium at USDA Plants database