capucine
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A plant with bright round leaves and colorful edible flowers often used in salads
- noun
- /ˈkæp.juː.siːn/
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capuchina
- The capucine blooms beautifully in summer.
Examples
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Many chefs use capucine flowers to add color and flavor to salads.
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She picked a bouquet of capucine to decorate the kitchen table.
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The capucine added a splash of orange and yellow to the garden beds.
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Look at that capucine!
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The capucine added a splash of orange and yellow to the garden beds.
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She picked a bouquet of capucine to decorate the kitchen table.
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Many chefs use capucine flowers to add color and flavor to salads.
Synonyms
nasturtium
vscapucine
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A plant with round leaves and bright edible flowers used in salads and cooking
is the same plant known by another common name
How Colorful
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word capucine comes from the Capuchin monks because the flower's shape reminded people of the monks' hood ('hood'). That's why the bright, round-leaved nasturtium is called a capucine, and it even shares its root with cappuccino.