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• peppergrass — Pillwort Pill wort , n. (Bot.) Any plant of the genus {Pilularia}; minute aquatic cryptograms, with small pill shaped fruit; sometimes called {peppergrass}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• peppergrass — Cress Cress (kr[e^]s), n.; pl. {Cresses} (kr[e^]s [e^]z). [OE. ces, cresse, kers, kerse, AS. cresse, cerse; akin to D. kers, G. kresse, Dan. karse, Sw. krasse, and possibly also to OHG. chresan to creep.] (Bot.) A plant of various species,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• peppergrass — /pep euhr gras , grahs /, n. any pungent plant belonging to the genus Lepidium, of the mustard family, used as a potherb or salad vegetable. Cf. garden cress. [1425 75; late ME; see PEPPER, GRASS] * * * ▪ Lepidium also called  pepperwort   any of …   Universalium

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• 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 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• peppergrass — клоповник …   Англо-русский технический словарь

• Peppergrass, Paul — • Novelist, lecturer, and priest, well known under the assumed name of Paul Peppergrass (1810 1864) Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006 …   Catholic encyclopedia

• клоповник — peppergrass …   Русско-английский технический словарь



• Lepidium — flavum in Mojave Desert Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae …   Wikipedia

• Wort plants — This is an alphabetical listing of wort plants, meaning plants that employ the syllable wort in their English language common names. According to the Oxford English Dictionary s Ask Oxford site, A word with the suffix wort is often very old. The… …   Wikipedia