Meanings
- obsoleteuncountableWatercress.
Origin
- Latinnasturtium
- Englishnosesmart
From nose + smart (verb). Calque of Latin nasturtium.
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nosesmart. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nosesmart
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