shepherd's pouch
Definition
Noun: 1. A common annual weed: A small, fast-growing herbaceous plant with white flowers and distinctive triangular seed pods, widely distributed as an introduced species.
Usage
- This term is used specifically as the common name for the plant .
- It is primarily used in botanical, gardening, and agricultural contexts to identify this widespread weed.
Examples
- Noun:
- The field was overrun with shepherd's pouch, its tiny white flowers visible among the crops.
- Gardeners often struggle to control shepherd's pouch because it produces many seeds.
Advanced Usage
- The name "shepherd's pouch" is a direct reference to the shape of the plant's seed pods, which resemble the pouches once carried by shepherds.
Variants and Related Words
- Shepherd's Purse: This is a much more common and widely used name for the same plant (). "Shepherd's pouch" is a less frequent variant.
- Capsella bursa-pastoris: The formal botanical (Latin) name for the species.
Synonyms
- Shepherd's purse (primary synonym)
- Mother's heart (a less common folk name)
- Caseweed (a regional name)
Related Idioms or Phrases
- There are no common idioms or phrasal verbs specifically using "shepherd's pouch." The term is used literally to refer to the plant.
Noun
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white-flowered annual European herb bearing triangular notched pods; nearly cosmopolitan as an introduced weed
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