请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 shepherd's-purse
释义

shepherd's-purse

[ shep-erdz-purs ]
/ ˈʃɛp ərdzˈpɜrs /

noun

a European weed, Capsella bursa-pastoris, having white flowers and purselike pods, naturalized in North America.

Origin of shepherd's-purse

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50

Words nearby shepherd's-purse

Shepherd King, shepherd satellite, shepherd's check, shepherd's needle, shepherd's pie, shepherd's-purse, shepherd's weatherglass, Sheppard, Sheppard's correction, Sheppey, Sher
Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

British Dictionary definitions for shepherd's-purse

shepherd's-purse

noun

a plant, Capsella bursa-pastoris, having small white flowers and flattened triangular seed pods: family Brassicaceae (crucifers)

Word Origin for shepherd's-purse

C15: compare Latin bursa pastoris, French bourse-de-berger, German Hirtentasche, Dutch herdentasch
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
随便看

 

英语词典包含192737条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2024/12/23 6:04:48