Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun pepperwort
2 senses of pepperwort
Sense 1
clover fern, pepperwort -- (any of several water ferns of the genus Marsilea having four leaflets)
=> aquatic fern, water fern -- (ferns that grow in water)
Sense 2
common garden cress, garden pepper cress, pepper grass, pepperwort, Lepidium sativum -- (annual herb used as salad green and garnish)
=> cress, cress plant -- (any of various plants of the family Cruciferae with edible leaves that have a pungent taste)