pepperwort

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pepperwort - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Peppergrass \Pep"per*grass`\, n. (Bot.)
     (a) Any herb of the cruciferous genus Lepidium, especially
         the garden peppergrass, or garden cress, Lepidium   sativum
         ; -- called also pepperwort. All the species
         have a pungent flavor.
     (b) The common pillwort of Europe (Pilularia globulifera).
         See Pillwort.
         [1913 Webster]

  Pepperwort \Pep"per*wort`\, n. (Bot.)
     See Peppergrass.
     [1913 Webster]

pepperwort - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  pepperwort
      n 1: any of several water ferns of the genus Marsilea having
           four leaflets [syn: clover fern, pepperwort]
      2: annual herb used as salad green and garnish [syn: common   garden cress
         , garden pepper cress, pepper grass,
         pepperwort, Lepidium sativum]