pepperwort (peperwert)

[ pean L. campestre, of which the old name was mithridate mustard, so called because used in the preparation called mithridate. See dittander, 2, mithridate, and peppergra . 2. Any plant of the natural order Marsileaceæ. Lindley. peppery (pep'er-i), a. [ presence of a weak acid it converts proteids into peptones, but in neutral or alkaline solutions it is inert. It is used in therapeutics, in a more or le pure state, in cases of indigestion, and as a solvent for diphtheritic membranes and other superficial necroses.