shepherd's purse

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An edible weed, Capsella bursa-pastoris, family Brassicaceae, native to Europe but now found world-wide. uncountable
    — To him that hath a flux, of Sheepheards purse he gives

词源

Alluding to the shape of its seed vessel. Compare mediaeval Latin bursa pastoris, French bourse-à-berger, German Hirtentasche.
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