pepperwort

pepperwort [pep-er-wurt, -wawrt] Word Origin noun

1. water clover.

Origin of pepperwort First recorded in 1555–65; pepper + wort2 British Dictionary definitions for pepperwort pepperwort noun

1. any of various temperate and tropical aquatic or marsh ferns of the genus Marsilea, having floating leaves consisting of four leaflets: family Marsileaceae
2. any of several plants of the genus Lepidium, esp L. campestre, of dry regions of Eurasia, having small white flowers and pungent seeds: family Brassicaceae (crucifers)Usual US and Canadian name: peppergrass