shepherd's purse
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shepherd's purse
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Alluding to the shape of its seed vessel. Compare mediaeval Latin bursa pastoris, French bourse-à-berger, German Hirtentasche.
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An edible weed, Capsella bursa-pastoris, family Brassicaceae, native to Europe but now found world-wide.
To him that hath a flux, of Sheepheards purse he gives
Similar: shepherd's pouch
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noun Capsella bursa-pastoris
| Español | bolsa del pastor |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 냉이 naeng'i |
| 日本語 | 薺 nazuna |
| 中文 | 薺菜 /荠菜 jìcài |
| Português | bolsa-de-pastor |
| Français | bourse-à-pasteur, boursette, capselle, bourse-à-berger |
| Deutsch | Hirtentäschel, Hirtentäschelkraut |
| Ελληνικά | αγριοκαρδαμούδα agriokardamoúda |
| Română | traista-ciobanului, punguliță |
| Русский | сумочник пастуший sumočnik pastušij, пасту́шья су́мка pastúšʹja súmka |
| العربية | كِيس الرَاعِي kīs ar-rāʕī |
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title = {shepherd's purse},
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