nip·ple·wort (n p  l-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.] |
nipplewort [ˈnɪpəlˌwɜːt]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) an annual Eurasian plant, Lapsana communis, with pointed oval leaves and small yellow flower heads: family Asteraceae (composites)
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