Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The shepherd's-purse, Capsella Bursa-pastoris.
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- noun The shepherd's-purse, Capsella Bursa-pastoris.
Etymologies
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From toy + wort. So named because children play a game with the seed pods.
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