Pepperwort

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

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

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

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