"lepidium" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ləˈpɪ.di.əm/ [General-American] Forms: lepidiums [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from translingual Lepidium, from Latin lepidium and Ancient Greek λεπίδιον (lepídion, literally “little scale”), diminutive of λεπίς (lepís, “scale, flake”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|mul|Lepidium}} Borrowed from translingual Lepidium, {{der|en|la|lepidium}} Latin lepidium, {{der|en|grc|λεπίδιον|lit=little scale}} Ancient Greek λεπίδιον (lepídion, literally “little scale”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} lepidium (plural lepidiums)
  1. Any cruciferous plant of the genus Lepidium, often called garden cresses or pepperworts. Related terms: Lepidium Translations (plant of the genus Lepidium): lépidier [masculine] (French), lepidio [masculine] (Italian), lepídio [masculine] (Portuguese), lepidio [masculine] (Spanish)

Inflected forms

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