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Dittander vs Pepperwort - What's the difference?

dittander | pepperwort |

As nouns the difference between dittander and pepperwort

is that dittander is a kind of peppergrass, species: Lepidium latifolium while pepperwort is any of several species of perennial plant in the genus Lepidium (originally specifically dittander, species: Lepidium latifolium), which is a member of the mustard and cabbage family.

dittander

English

Noun

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  • (botany) A kind of peppergrass, (taxlink).
    • (Webster 1913)

    pepperwort

    English

    (wikipedia pepperwort)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Any of several species of perennial plant in the genus Lepidium (originally specifically dittander,
  • * 1653 , (Nicholas Culpeper), The English Physician Enlarged , Folio Society 2007, p. 219:
    • Our common Pepperwort sends forth somewhat long and broad leaves, of a light bluish-green colour, finely dented about the edges and pointed at the ends [...].