Definition of Capsella bursa-pastoris

1. Noun. White-flowered annual European herb bearing triangular notched pods; nearly cosmopolitan as an introduced weed.

Exact synonyms: Shepherd's Pouch, Shepherd's Purse
Generic synonyms: Crucifer, Cruciferous Plant
Group relationships: Capsella, Genus Capsella

Lexicographical Neighbors of Capsella Bursa-pastoris

Capricornus
Caprifoliaceae
Caprimulgidae
Caprimulgiformes
Caprimulgus
Caprimulgus carolinensis
Caprimulgus europaeus
Caprimulgus vociferus
Caproidae
Capromyidae
Capros
Capros aper
Caps Lock
Caps Locks
Capsella
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
Captain Hicks

Literary usage of Capsella bursa-pastoris

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

1. 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 ..."

2. An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States, Canada and the British by Nathaniel Lord. Britton, Hon. Addison. Brown (1913)
"1753. B. pastoris Weber in Wigg. Prim. Fl. Hoist. 47. 1780. capsella bursa-pastoris Medic. Pfl. Gatt. 1: 85. 1792. Bursa Bursa-pastoris Britton, Mem. Torr. ..."

3. The Microscopy of Vegetable Foods: With Special Reference to the Detection by Andrew Lincoln Winton, Josef Moeller (1906)
"Shepherd's purse (Capsella Bursa-Pastoris Moench) has a seed of much the same shape and color as false flax, but of about half the dimensions. ..."

4. C.E. Hobbs' Botanical Hand-book: Of Common Local, English, Botanical and by Charles E. Hobbs (1876)
"... Mountain thyme. uu see capsella bursa-pastoris. see Lepidium campestre. see capsella bursa-pastoris. Gu.-rc. used in pounce. ..."

5. King's American Dispensatory by John King, Harvey Wickes Felter, John Uri Lloyd (1905)
"The dried plant of capsella bursa-pastoris, ... capsella bursa-pastoris has been used in domestic medicine since an early day. Culpepper refers to it in his ..."

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