nipplewort
[ nip-uhl-wurt, -wawrt ]
noun
a yellow-flowered plant, Lapsana communis, found in woods and on wasteland.
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The nipplewort (Lapsana communis) is another very common Composite of waysides and wastes.
Field and Woodland Plants | William S. Furneaux
British Dictionary definitions for nipplewort
nipplewort
/ (ˈnɪpəlˌwɜːt) /
noun
an annual Eurasian plant, Lapsana communis, with pointed oval leaves and small yellow flower heads: family Asteraceae (composites)
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