Found 2 items, similar to Tropaeolum peregrinum.
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Definition: Tropaeolum peregrinum
Tropaeolum peregrinum
n : a climber having canary-colored flowers [syn:
canarybird flower
,
canarybird vine,
canary creeper]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Tropaeolum peregrinum
Nasturtium
\Nas*tur"tium\, n. [L. nasturtium, for nasitortium,
fr. nasus nose + torquere, tortum, to twist, torture, in
allusion to the causing one to make a wry face by its pungent
taste. See
Nose of the face, and
Torture.]
1. (Bot.) A genus of cruciferous plants, having white or
yellowish flowers, including several species of cress.
They are found chiefly in wet or damp grounds, and have a
pungent biting taste.
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2. (Bot.) Any plant of the genus
Trop[ae]olum, geraniaceous
herbs, having mostly climbing stems, peltate leaves, and
spurred flowers, and including the common Indian cress
(
Trop[ae]olum majus), the canary-bird flower
(
Trop[ae]olum peregrinum), and about thirty more
species, all natives of South America. The whole plant has
a warm pungent flavor, and the fleshy fruits are used as a
substitute for capers, while the leaves and flowers are
sometimes used in salads.
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Canary bird
\Ca*na"ry bird`\ (Zo["o]l.)
A small singing bird of the Finch family (
Serinus Canarius
), a native of the Canary Islands. It was brought to
Europe in the 16th century, and made a household pet. It
generally has a yellowish body with the wings and tail
greenish, but in its wild state it is more frequently of gray
or brown color. It is sometimes called
canary finch.
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Canary bird flower (Bot.), a climbing plant (
Trop[ae]olum peregrinum
) with canary-colored flowers of peculiar form;
-- called also
canary vine.
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