shepherd's purse
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Shepherd's purse seeds in the seed pod from which it gets its name
English
Etymology
Alluding to the shape of its seed vessel. Compare mediaeval Latin bursa pastoris, French bourse-à-berger, German Hirtentasche.
Noun
shepherd's purse (uncountable)
- An edible weed, Capsella bursa-pastoris, family Brassicaceae, native to Europe but now found world-wide.
- Synonym: shepherd's pouch
- 1612, Michael Drayton, Poly-Olbion, song 13 p. 218:
- To him that hath a flux, of Sheepheards purse he gives
Translations
Capsella bursa-pastoris
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Further reading
shepherd's purse on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Capsella bursa-pastoris on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Capsella bursa-pastoris on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
