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shepherd's purse

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shep⋅herd's-purse

[shep-erdz-purs]
–noun
a European weed, Capsella bursa-pastoris, having white flowers and purselike pods, naturalized in North America.

Origin:
1400–50; late ME
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shepherd's purse  
n.  A common Eurasian weed (Capsella bursa-pastoris) having small white flowers and flat, heart-shaped or triangular fruit.

[From its pouchlike pods.]
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