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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.
Definition 2024
peppergrass
peppergrass
English
Noun
peppergrass (plural peppergrasses)
- Any of the pungent herbs of the cruciferous genus Lepidium, especially the garden peppergrass, or garden cress, Lepidium sativum; pepperwort.
- The common pillwort of Europe (Pilularia globulifera).