nasturcium
Old English
Etymology
From Latin nasturtium, from nāsus (“nose”) + tormentum (“torment”) or torquēre (“to twist”) for its pungence.
Noun
nasturcium n
- various plants with a spicy flavor in the family Brassicaceae, especially the genus Nasturtium, watercress
- a. 1200, Herbarium Apuleii, London, British Library, Harley 6258B:
- Nim þa wyrt nasturcium & pollegian, seoð on wætere, sile drincan.
- Take the herbs nasturtium & pennyroyal, boil in water, and drink them.
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Descendants
Middle English: nasturtium
References
- “nasturtium, n.”, in OED Online
, Oxford: Oxford University Press, June 2003.