Etymology

nosesmart

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Today it means: Watercress. Full definition →

Latin nasturtium
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  1. Latin · calque ofnasturtium
  2. English todaynosesmart

From nose + smart (verb). Calque of Latin nasturtium.

Words from the same roots

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