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CAPSELLA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Shepherd's purse
Synonyms:
Capsella; genus Capsella
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Capsella" is a kind of...):
dilleniid dicot genus (genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs)
Meronyms (members of "Capsella"):
Capsella bursa-pastoris; shepherd's pouch; shepherd's purse (white-flowered annual European herb bearing triangular notched pods; nearly cosmopolitan as an introduced weed)
Holonyms ("Capsella" is a member of...):
Brassicaceae; Cruciferae; family Brassicaceae; family Cruciferae; mustard family (a large family of plants with four-petaled flowers; includes mustards, cabbages, broccoli, turnips, cresses, and their many relatives)
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