shepherd's purse
An edible weed, Capsella bursa-pastoris, family Brassicaceae, native to Europe but now…An edible weed, Capsella bursa-pastoris, family Brassicaceae, native to Europe but now found world-wide.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)An edible weed, Capsella bursa-pastoris, family Brassicaceae, native to Europe but now found world-wide.
Hirtentäschel, Hirtentäschelkraut
сумочник пастушийsumočnik pastušij, пасту́шья су́мкаpastúšʹja súmka
- white-flowered annual European herb bearing triangular notched pods; nearly cosmopolitan as an introduced weed
Translations
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Origin
Alluding to the shape of its seed vessel. Compare mediaeval Latin bursa pastoris, French bAlluding to the shape of its seed vessel. Compare mediaeval Latin bursa pastoris, French bourse-à-berger, German Hirtentasche.
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Synonyms
2 synonyms- white-flowered annual European herb bearing triangular notched pods; nearly cosmopolitan as an introduced weed:shepherd's pouchCapsella bursa-pastoris
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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