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pepperworts

pepperworts is the plural of pepperwort.

Meaning of pepperwort

Noun

pepperwort (plural pepperworts)

  1. Any of several species of perennial plant in the genus Lepidium (originally specifically dittander, species Lepidium latifolium), which is a member of the mustard and cabbage family.
    • Our common Pepperwort sends forth somewhat long and broad leaves, of a light bluish-green colour, finely dented about the edges and pointed at the ends […]1653, Nicholas Culpeper, The English Physician Enlarged, Folio Society, published 2007, page 219
  2. Any of various species of plant in the genus Marsilea, especially Marsilea minuta.

Questions about pepperworts

What is pepperworts the plural of?
Pepperworts is the plural of pepperwort.

Words near pepperworts in the dictionary

  1. peppertrees
  2. pepperweed
  3. pepperwood
  4. pepperwoods
  5. pepperwort
  6. pepperworts
  7. peppery
  8. Peppiatt
  9. Peppiatts
  10. peppier
  11. peppiers

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