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nip⋅ple⋅wort
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ˈnɪp
əlˌwɜrt
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-ˌwɔrt
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–noun
a yellow-flowered plant,
Lapsana communis,
found in woods and on wasteland.
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nip·ple·wort
(nĭp'əl-wûrt', -wôrt')
n. A European annual plant
(Lapsana communis)
naturalized in eastern North America, having a milky juice and small yellow flower heads.
[
From its former use in folk medicine to treat breast tumors
.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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