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Tropaeolum majus

Tropaeolum majus

9.9
A fast-growing climbing plant with large orange or yellow flowers and pickled seeds you can eat
  • noun
  • Specialized
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  • She added pickled seeds of Tropaeolum majus to her salad as a garnish.

Examples

  • The garden trellis was covered in bright Tropaeolum majus blooming throughout the summer.

  • Tropaeolum majus is often used in salads for its peppery flavor.

  • Botanists admire the vibrant colors of Tropaeolum majus in ornamental gardens.

  • The bright flowers of Tropaeolum majus attract many pollinators.

  • In the summer, the garden was filled with blooming Tropaeolum majus, showcasing their striking orange flowers.

  • People often use the pickled seeds of Tropaeolum majus as a tangy alternative to capers in various dishes.

  • The beautiful Tropaeolum majus climbed vigorously along the trellis, adding vibrant colors to the landscape.

Synonyms

Indian cress
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  • UK
7.3

A fast-growing climbing plant with bright orange flowers and edible seeds used like capers

focuses more on cultivation and ornamentals than on naming the species
garden nasturtium
vsTropaeolum majus
7.2

A climbing plant with bright orange flowers whose seeds people sometimes eat like capers

names the species itself rather than emphasizing garden use

Surface Forms

Tropaeolum majus singular
Tropaeolum majus plural

Morphology

Tropaeolum + majus

This is a Latin binomial (genus + specific epithet), so a learner who knows 'Tropaeolum' can transparently infer it refers to a species of that plant. However, the epithet 'majus' is not an English word and the precise trait or properties signalled by it require knowledge of botanical naming conventions or Latin, so the full meaning is not directly derivable.

Etymology

Tropaeolum majus gets its name from Latin: Tropaeolum means 'little trophy' because the round leaves and bright orange flowers look like shields or trophies hung on a pole after a victory, and majus means 'larger', so the full name points to the bigger, showy kind of nasturtium.