HomeServicesBlogDictionariesContactSpanish Course
← Back to search

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

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.

See also

Learn this word in context

See shepherd's purse used in real conversations inside our free language course.

Start Free Course