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Lepidium, genus Lepidiumnoun
cosmopolitan genus of annual and biennial and perennial herbs: cress
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Lepidium
Lepidium is a genus of plants in the mustard/cabbage family, Brassicaceae. The genus is widely distributed in the Americas, Africa, Asia, Europe, and Australia. It includes familiar species such as garden cress, maca, and dittander. General common names include peppercress, peppergrass, pepperweed, and pepperwort. Some species form tumbleweeds. The genus name Lepidium is a Greek word meaning 'small scale', which is thought to be derived from a folk medicine usage of the plant to treat leprosy, which cause small scales on the skin. Another meaning is related to the small scale-like fruit.
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lepidium
Lepidium is a genus of plants in the mustard/cabbage family, Brassicaceae. It includes edible species such as garden cress and watercress, and has species distributed globally. The plants are characterized by their small white flowers and dry fruits known as siliqua.
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Lepidium
Lepidium is a genus of plants in the mustard family Brassicaceae. It includes about 175 species found worldwide, including cress and pepperweed; additional common names include peppercress, peppergrass, and pepperwort. Some species form tumbleweeds.
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Lepidium
A plant genus of the family BRASSICACEAE growing in Peru mountains. It is the source of maca root.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of lepidium in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of lepidium in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
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