tropaeolum noun. [trǝʊ'pi:ǝlǝm] L18.
[mod. Latin (see below), dim. of Latin tropaeum TROPHY noun, with ref. to the resemblance of the leaf to a shield and the flower to a helmet.]
Any of various climbing or trailing S. American plants constituting the genus Tropaeolum (family Tropaeolaceae), with irregular spurred, often orange or yellow flowers, including the nasturtium, T. majus, and other ornamental plants.

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