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nosesmart

nosesmart noun: watercress.

Noun

nosesmart (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) Watercress.

Origin of nosesmart

From nose + smart (verb). Calque of Latin nasturtium.

Questions about nosesmart

What does nosesmart mean?
Nosesmart means watercress.
What part of speech is nosesmart?
Nosesmart is a noun.

Words near nosesmart in the dictionary

  1. noses to grindstones
  2. noses to the grindstone
  3. noseshot
  4. noseslide
  5. noseslides
  6. nosesmart
  7. nosesore
  8. nosesores
  9. nosethirl
  10. nosethirls
  11. noseward

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