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shepherd's purse

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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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Noun1.shepherd's purse - white-flowered annual European herb bearing triangular notched podsshepherd's purse - white-flowered annual European herb bearing triangular notched pods; nearly cosmopolitan as an introduced weed
crucifer, cruciferous plant - any of various plants of the family Cruciferae
Capsella, genus Capsella - shepherd's purse


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Alfalfa and Yucca extract, a combination of five time-honored herbs for chronic rheumatic conditions it also includes Burdock, Licorice, and Shepherd's Purse.
juncea), Pot Marigold (A) (Calendula officinalis), Shepherd's Purse (A) (Capsella bursa-pastoris), Cumin (A) (Cuminum cyminum), Rocket (A) Eruca vesicaria), Buckwheat (A) (Fagopyrum esculentum), Cleavers (A) (Galium aparine), Sunflower(A) (Helianthus annus), Cress (A) (Lepidium sativum), Flax (A) (Linum usitatissimum), Evening Primrose (B) (Oenothera biennis), Poppies, (A) (Papaver rhoeas and P.
Chickweeds, orache, spurge, cress, dead-nettle, pineapple weed, mayweed, ragweed, Shepherd's purse, hawkweed, chamomile, and speedwell are just a few of the annual weeds prepared to add massive amounts of seed to those already in the soil seed bank.
 
 
 
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