nasturtian

plural nasturtians

1. alternativearchaicAlternative form of nasturtium.

   The potato, as a mountain tropical plant, is capable of growing in cooler weather than any other tropical except the Nasturtian.

   1856, The Horticulturist and Journal of Rural Art and Rural Taste, volume 12, page 275

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   ASPARAGUS, cauliflowers, imperial Sileſia, royal and cabbage lettuces, burnet, purſlain, cucumbers, naſturtian flowers, peaſe and beans ſown in October, artichokes, ſcarlet ſtrawberries, and kidney beans.

   1767, A Lady [Hannah Glasse], The Art of Cookery Made Plain and Eaſy […] , page 326

   The flowers glowed red and golden: snapdragons and sunflowers, and nasturtians trailing all over the turf walls and peeping in at the round windows.

   1954 July 29, J.R.R. Tolkien, “I: A Long-Expected Party”, in The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings; 1), →ISBN