lepidium
US/ləˈpɪ.di.əm/
lepidium noun: any cruciferous plant of the genus Lepidium, often called garden cresses or pepperworts.
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Noun
lepidium (plural lepidiums)
- Any cruciferous plant of the genus Lepidium, often called garden cresses or pepperworts.
- Danziger’s new Green Dragon, a delicate and airy Lepidium, is a unique green filler for flower arrangements that blends harmoniously in any centerpiece or bouquet. Green Dragon has a heavier stem than other lepidiums, which won’t tangle with each other, ultimately decreasing breakage.2019 February 19, “Green Fillers for Flower Arrangements”, in Danzinger Online, Danzinger
- There are about 175 different Lepidiums, no doubt some native to your area and some imported.Green Deane, “Peppergrass: Potent Pipsqueak”, in Eat The Weeds and other things, too
Forms of lepidium
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Origin of lepidium
Borrowed from translingual Lepidium, from Latin lepidium and Ancient Greek λεπίδιον (lepídion, literally “little scale”), diminutive of λεπίς (lepís, “scale, flake”).
Questions about lepidium
- What does lepidium mean?
- Lepidium means any cruciferous plant of the genus Lepidium, often called garden cresses or pepperworts.
- What part of speech is lepidium?
- Lepidium is a noun.
- How do you pronounce lepidium?
- Lepidium is pronounced /ləˈpɪ.di.əm/ (US).
- What is the plural of lepidium?
- The plural of lepidium is lepidiums.
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