nipplewort

American  

[nip-uhl-wurt, -wawrt] / ˈnɪp əlˌwɜrt, -ˌwɔrt /

noun

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

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nipplewort British  

/ 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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Etymology

Origin of nipplewort

First recorded in 1640–50; nipple ( def. ) + wort ² ( def. ) (from its use in folk medicine to treat ulcerations on nipples)

Example Sentences

Just within a couple of yards of the water’s edge, the species are abundant, the nomenclature mellifluous: buttercup, foxglove, leopard’s bane, nipplewort, forget-me-not, large-leaf aven, fringe cup, sticky willy.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 11, 2022

Among other flowers possessing a similar feature may be noticed the wild succory, creeping mallow, purple sandwort, small bindweed, common nipplewort, and smooth sow-thistle.

From The Folk-lore of Plants by Dyer, T. F. Thiselton (Thomas Firminger Thiselton)