tropaeolum

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
tropaeolum /trə(ʊ)ˈpiːələm/

▶noun (pl. tropaeolums) a Central and South American trailing or climbing plant of a genus that includes the nasturtium and the canary creeper. [Genus Tropaeolum.]

– origin mod. L., from L. tropaeum ‘trophy’, because of the resemblance of the flower and leaf to a helmet and shield.

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nasturtium

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