nasturtian
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Noun edit
nasturtian (plural nasturtians)
- (archaic) Alternative form of nasturtium
- 1767, A Lady [Hannah Glasse], The Art of Cookery Made Plain and Eaſy […] [1], page 326:
- ASPARAGUS, cauliflowers, imperial Sileſia, royal and cabbage lettuces, burnet, purſlain, cucumbers, naſturtian flowers, peaſe and beans ſown in October, artichokes, ſcarlet ſtrawberries, and kidney beans.
- 1856, The Horticulturist and Journal of Rural Art and Rural Taste[2], volume 12, page 275:
- The potato, as a mountain tropical plant, is capable of growing in cooler weather than any other tropical except the Nasturtian.
- 1954 July 29, J.R.R. Tolkien, “I: A Long-Expected Party”, in The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings; 1), →ISBN:
- The flowers glowed red and golden: snapdragons and sunflowers, and nasturtians trailing all over the turf walls and peeping in at the round windows.