pepperwort
nounUK /ˈpɛpəwəːt/
Etymology From pepper + wort.
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.
- Synonyms
- mithridate, mithridate mustard