Pepperwort \Pep"per*wort`\, n. (Bot.) See {Peppergrass}.
pepperwort n 1: any of several water ferns of the genus Marsilea having four leaflets [syn: {clover fern}] 2: annual herb used as salad green and garnish [syn: {common garden cress}, {garden pepper cress}, {pepper grass}, {Lepidium sativum}]