Toywort

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The shepherd's purse, Capsella bursa-pastoris. dialectal

Etymology

From toy + wort. So named because children play a game with the seed pods.

Related phrases

capsella bursa pastorisshepherd's purse

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