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nipplewort

[nip-uh l-wurt, -wawrt]
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noun
  1. 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

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nipplewort

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