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Webster 1913 Edition


Peppergrass

Pep′per-grassˊ

,
Noun.
(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
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Peppergrass

PEP'PERGRASS

,
Noun.
A plant of the genus Pilularia; also, a plant of the genus Lepidium.

Definition 2024


peppergrass

peppergrass

English

Noun

peppergrass (plural peppergrasses)

  1. Any of the pungent herbs of the cruciferous genus Lepidium, especially the garden peppergrass, or garden cress, Lepidium sativum; pepperwort.
  2. The common pillwort of Europe (Pilularia globulifera).