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Plant & Flower Names · Entry
Nasturtium
Latin
“twisted nose”
Where it comes from
nasus tortus, 'twisted nose'
Fun Fact
The Romans used the name for peppery cress plants said to make people wrinkle their noses, and it was later applied to the unrelated garden flower, whose leaves and petals are also peppery and edible.
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