shepherd's purse
English
Shepherd's purse seeds in the seed pod from which it gets its name
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
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