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SHEPHERD'S PURSE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does shepherd's purse mean?
• SHEPHERD'S PURSE (noun)
The noun SHEPHERD'S PURSE has 1 sense:
1. white-flowered annual European herb bearing triangular notched pods; nearly cosmopolitan as an introduced weed
Familiarity information: SHEPHERD'S PURSE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
White-flowered annual European herb bearing triangular notched pods; nearly cosmopolitan as an introduced weed
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Capsella bursa-pastoris; shepherd's pouch; shepherd's purse
Hypernyms ("shepherd's purse" is a kind of...):
crucifer; cruciferous plant (any of various plants of the family Cruciferae)
Holonyms ("shepherd's purse" is a member of...):
Capsella; genus Capsella (shepherd's purse)
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