Definition of Indian cress

1. Noun. Strong-growing annual climber having large flowers of all shades of orange from orange-red to yellowish orange and seeds that are pickled and used like capers.

Exact synonyms: Garden Nasturtium, Tropaeolum Majus
Generic synonyms: Nasturtium

Lexicographical Neighbors of Indian Cress

Indian buffalo
Indian burn
Indian burns
Indian capital
Indian carp
Indian chickweed
Indian chief
Indian chieftain
Indian chocolate
Indian cholera
Indian club
Indian cobra
Indian coral tree
Indian corn
Indian cress
Indian crocus
Indian currant
Indian elephant
Indian elephants
Indian fig
Indian figs
Indian file
Indian flap
Indian ginger
Indian giver
Indian givers
Indian giving
Indian grackle
Indian gum

Literary usage of Indian cress

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Good Words by Norman Macleod (1889)
"H € great indian cress, or nasturtium, is quite an old favourite in gardens, having been introduced from Peru in 1686. As shown in our illustrative ..."

2. The Family Kitchen Gardener: Containing Plain and Accurate Descriptions of by Robert Buist (1861)
"This crop can be used to fill up all vacancies in the ground, and to follow other crops as they come off in June and July. indian cress, OR NASTURTIUM. ..."

3. The Horticulturist; Or, An Attempt to Teach the Science and Practice of the by John Claudius Loudon, Loudon (Jane) (1849)
"... both the flowers and the young leaves and tender shoots arc eaten in salads, having a warm taste like the common cress, whence the name indian cress. ..."

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