tropaeolum

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, family Tropaeolaceae. ORIGIN modern Latin, from Latin tropaeum ‘trophy ’, because of the resemblance of the flower and leaf to a helmet and shield.

tropaeolum

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, family Tropaeolaceae. ORIGIN modern Latin, from Latin tropaeum ‘trophy ’, because of the resemblance of the flower and leaf to a helmet and shield.

Tropaeolum

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