Shepherd’s Purse

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Dried shepherds purse wild herbs - Getrocknetes Hirtentäschelkraut Wildkräuter
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Shepherd’s Purse (Wiktionary)

English

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)

  1. 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[1]:
      To him that hath a flux, of Sheepheards purse he gives

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Further reading

  • shepherd's purse on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • Capsella bursa-pastoris on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
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