- nasturtium yellow
- noun
1. : cadmium yellow2. : a strong orange yellow that is redder and paler than average marigold (sense 3b) and slightly stronger and very slightly lighter than Spanish yellow
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
nasturtium yellow
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nasturtium — ► NOUN ▪ a trailing garden plant with round leaves and bright orange, yellow, or red flowers. ORIGIN Latin, apparently from naris nose + torquere to twist (referring to its pungent scent) … English terms dictionary
nasturtium — [nə stʉr′shəm, nastʉr′shəm] n. [L, kind of cress < * nasitortium, lit., nose twist < nasus, NOSE + pp. of torquere, to turn, twist (see TORT): from the pungent odor of the plant] 1. any of a genus (Tropaeolum, family Tropaeolaceae) of… … English World dictionary
nasturtium — /na sterr sheuhm, neuh /, n. any plant of the genus Tropaeolum, cultivated for its showy, usually orange, red, or yellow flowers or for its fruit, which is pickled and used like capers. [1560 70; < L nasturtium, nasturcium a kind of cress, taken… … Universalium
nasturtium — UK [nəˈstɜː(r)ʃ(ə)m] / US [nəˈstɜrʃəm] noun [countable] Word forms nasturtium : singular nasturtium plural nasturtiums a plant with round leaves and red, yellow, or orange flowers … English dictionary
Nasturtium amphibium — Water radish Wa ter rad ish (Bot.) A coarse yellow flowered plant ({Nasturtium amphibium}) related to the water cress and to the horse radish. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Nasturtium sylvestre — Water rocket Wa ter rock et 1. (Bot.) A cruciferous plant ({Nasturtium sylvestre}) with small yellow flowers. [1913 Webster] 2. A kind of firework to be discharged in the water. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
nasturtium — [nə stə:ʃ(ə)m] noun a South American trailing plant with round leaves and bright orange, yellow, or red flowers, widely grown as an ornamental. [Tropaeolum majus.] Origin OE (originally denoting any plant of the genus Nasturtium): from L., appar … English new terms dictionary
nasturtium — n. 1 (in general use) a trailing plant, Tropaeolum majus, with rounded edible leaves and bright orange, yellow, or red flowers. 2 any cruciferous plant of the genus Nasturtium, including watercress. Etymology: L … Useful english dictionary
Nasturtium — n. 1 (in general use) a trailing plant, Tropaeolum majus, with rounded edible leaves and bright orange, yellow, or red flowers. 2 any cruciferous plant of the genus Nasturtium, including watercress. Etymology: L … Useful english dictionary
nasturtium — nas|tur|tium [nəˈstə:ʃəm US ə:r ] n [Date: 1100 1200; : Latin; Origin: , perhaps from nasus nose + turtium (from torquere to twist ); because of its strong smell] a garden plant with orange, yellow, or red flowers and circular leaves … Dictionary of contemporary English
