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Webster 1913 Edition


Peppergrass

Pep′per-grassˊ

,
Noun.
(Bot.)
(a)
Any herb of the cruciferous genus
Lepidium
, especially the garden peppergrass, or garden cress,
Lepidium sativum
; – called also
pepperwort
. All the species have a pungent flavor.
(b)
The common pillwort of Europe (
Pilularia globulifera
). See
Pillwort
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Peppergrass

PEP'PERGRASS

,
Noun.
A plant of the genus Pilularia; also, a plant of the genus Lepidium.