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Meaning of shepherd's purse | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

An edible weed, Capsella bursa-pastoris, family Brassicaceae, native to Europe but now found world-wide.

uncountable

Equivalents

العربية كيس الراعي
Català bosses de pastor sarronets de pastor
Deutsch Hirtentäschel Hirtentäschelkraut
Español bolsa del pastor
Suomi lutukka
Français bourse-à-berger bourse-à-pasteur boursette capselle
Gaeilge lus an sparáin
日本語 薺
Қазақ тілі жұмыршақ
한국어 나승개 냉이
Nederlands herderstasje
Polski tasznik
Português bolsa-de-pastor
Română traista-ciobanului
Русский пастушья сумка сумочник пастуший
Shqip shtrapër
Svenska lomme
Türkçe çobançantası

Examples

“To him that hath a flux, of Sheepheards purse he gives”
“Stewed nettles; savoury messes of chickweed sprinkled with nutmeg; he cooks the foliage of shepherd's purse as if it were cabbage.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

shepherd's rod shepherd's tree shepherdage shepherde Shepherded shepherder

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