SHEPHERD'S POUCH

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does shepherd's pouch mean? 

• SHEPHERD'S POUCH (noun)
  The noun SHEPHERD'S POUCH has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: SHEPHERD'S POUCH used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SHEPHERD'S POUCH (noun)

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Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Capsella bursa-pastoris; shepherd's pouch; shepherd's purse

Hypernyms ("shepherd's pouch" is a kind of...):

crucifer; cruciferous plant (any of various plants of the family Cruciferae)

Holonyms ("shepherd's pouch" is a member of...):

Capsella; genus Capsella (shepherd's purse)