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    SHEPHERD'S PURSE

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

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

    Synonyms:

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

    Classified under:

    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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