SHEPHERD'S PURSE

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Meaning:

White-flowered annual European herb bearing triangular notched pods; nearly cosmopolitan as an introduced weed

Synonyms:

Capsella bursa-pastoris; shepherd's pouch; shepherd's purse

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Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("shepherd's purse" is a kind of...):

crucifer; cruciferous plant (any of various plants of the family Cruciferae)

Holonyms ("shepherd's purse" is a member of...):

Capsella; genus Capsella (shepherd's purse)

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