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shepherd's-purse
[ shep-erdz-purs ]
noun
- a European weed, Capsella bursa-pastoris, having white flowers and purselike pods, naturalized in North America.
shepherd's-purse
noun
- a plant, Capsella bursa-pastoris, having small white flowers and flattened triangular seed pods: family Brassicaceae (crucifers)
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Word History and Origins
Origin of shepherd's-purse1
late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50
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Word History and Origins
Origin of shepherd's-purse1
C15: compare Latin bursa pastoris, French bourse-de-berger, German Hirtentasche, Dutch herdentasch
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Example Sentences
Toothache could be charmed away by a few leaves of the shepherds purse placed in the sole of the shoe.
From Project Gutenberg
As two typical examples, which are perhaps as good as any in the book, we may take those of Tutsan27 and of Shepherds Purse.
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Of Shepherds Purse he says, This herbe hathe a small stalke and full of braunches and ragged leves and a whyte flowre.
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