Pepperwort: 1 definition
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Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)1) Pepperwort in English is the name of a plant defined with Lepidium sativum in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Crucifera nasturtium E.H.L. Krause (among others).
2) Pepperwort is also identified with Marsilea polycarpa It has the synonym Spheroidia quadrifoliata (L.) Dulac (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Aspects Pl. Sci. (1983)
· Proceedings of the Indian Science Congress Association (1981)
· Encyclopédie Méthodique, Botanique (1792)
· Deutschlands Flora, Abtheilung II, Cryptogamie (1902)
· Methodus Plantas Horti Botanici (1794)
· Acta Facultatis Rerum Naturalium Universitatis Comenianae, Botanica (1986)
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See also (Relevant definitions)
Ends with: European pepperwort, Hairy pepperwort, Hoary pepperwort, Marsh pepperwort.
Full-text: Hairy pepperwort, European pepperwort, Hoary pepperwort, Marsh pepperwort.
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