shepherd's-purse

shep·herd's-purse

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [shep-erdz-purs]
- /ˈʃɛp ərdzˈpɜrs/
- /ˈʃe.pərdz pɜːs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [shep-erdz-purs]
- /ˈʃɛp ərdzˈpɜrs/

Definitions of shepherd's-purse word

noun shepherd's-purse a European weed, Capsella bursa-pastoris, having white flowers and purselike pods, naturalized in North America. 1
noun shepherd's-purse a plant, Capsella bursa-pastoris, having small white flowers and flattened triangular seed pods: family Brassicaceae (crucifers) 0
noun shepherd's-purse a small weed (Capsella bursa-pastoris) of the crucifer family, with triangular, pouchlike pods 0

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Origin of shepherd's-purse

First appearance:

before 1400

One of the 24% oldest English words

late Middle English word dating back to 1400-50

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Parts of speech for Shepherd's-purse

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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shepherd's-purse popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 27% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

According to our data about 66% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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