Definition of Capsella

1. Noun. Shepherd's purse.


Lexicographical Neighbors of Capsella

Capricorns
Capricornus
Caprifoliaceae
Caprimulgidae
Caprimulgiformes
Caprimulgus
Caprimulgus carolinensis
Caprimulgus europaeus
Caprimulgus vociferus
Caproidae
Capromyidae
Capros
Capros aper
Caps Lock
Caps Locks
Capsella (current term)
Capsella bursa-pastoris
Capsian
Capsicum annuum cerasiforme
Capsicum annuum conoides
Capsicum annuum grossum
Capsicum annuum longum
Capsicum baccatum
Capsicum frutescens
Capsicum frutescens baccatum
Capsidae
Capt
Captain Bligh
Captain Bob
Captain Cook

Literary usage of Capsella

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Microscopy of Vegetable Foods: With Special Reference to the Detection by Andrew Lincoln Winton, Josef Moeller, Kate Grace Barber Winton (1916)
"Shepherd's purse (Capsella ... The structure (Figs. 151 and 1510) is also similar, but the epidermal FIG. 151. Shepherd's Purse (Capsella ..."

2. A Manual of the Medical Botany of North America by Laurence Johnson (1884)
"... it is almost always at hand and the first to be employed in emergencies. As a rubefacient its sphere of usefulness is practically unlimited. Capsella. ..."

3. Botany of the United States North of Virginia: Comprising Descriptions of by Lewis Caleb Beck (1848)
"Capsella. D. C — Shepherd's Purse. (The diminutive of capsula; a little capsule or box.) Pouch triangular, wedge-form at base ; valves boat-form, ..."

4. Handbook of Practical Botany for the Botanical Laboratory and Private Student by Eduard Strasburger (1887)
"... the testa from the outside, we easily recognise the contour of the polygonal cells of the external tabular layer. These cells have FIG. 111.—Capsella ..."

5. Handbook of Plant Dissection by Joseph Charles Arthur, John Merle Coulter, Charles Reid Barnes (1893)
"Capsella Bursa-pastoris Moench. PRELIMINARY. Tins plant, chosen to represent the highest development of plant life, is of European origin, but has become ..."

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