nipplewort

[ nip-uhl-wurt, -wawrt ]

noun
  1. a yellow-flowered plant, Lapsana communis, found in woods and on wasteland.

Origin of nipplewort

1
First recorded in 1640–50; nipple + wort2 (from its use in folk medicine to treat ulcerations on nipples)

Words Nearby nipplewort

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How to use nipplewort in a sentence

  • 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
  1. an annual Eurasian plant, Lapsana communis, with pointed oval leaves and small yellow flower heads: family Asteraceae (composites)

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