Shepherd's Purse Definition

noun
A small weed (Capsella bursa-pastoris) of the crucifer family, with triangular, pouchlike pods.
Webster's New World

Origin of Shepherd's Purse

  • Compare mediaeval Latin bursa pastoris, French bourse-de-berger, German Hirtentasche.

    From Wiktionary

  • From its pouchlike pods

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Shepherd's Purse Sentence Examples

  • Many of the plants are annuals; among these are some of the commonest weeds of cultivation, shepherd's purse (Capsella Bursa-pastoris), charlock (Brassica Sinapis), and such common FIG.

  • When the fruit is several times longer than broad it is known as a siliqua, as in stock or wallflower; when about as long as broad, a silicula, as in shepherd's purse.

  • Some of the plants used are achillea (yarrow), trillium, geranium, and shepherd's purse (Capsella bursa).

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