shepherd's-purse
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of shepherd's-purse
late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50
Example Sentences
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E. M. East has obtained evidence from maize and G. H. Shull from shepherd's-purse, which bears out the multiple factor hypothesis.
From Applied Eugenics by Popenoe, Paul
The shepherd’s-purse, already studied, belongs here, and may be taken as a type of the family.
From Elements of Structural and Systematic Botany For High Schools and Elementary College Courses by Campbell, Douglas Houghton
At the verge of the ploughed field below, exposed as it is, chickweed, groundsel, and shepherd's-purse are flowering.
From The Open Air by Jefferies, Richard
Fig. 94.—A, cross-section of the stem of the shepherd’s-purse, including a fibro-vascular bundle, × 150. ep. epidermis. m, ground tissue. sh. bundle sheath. ph. phloem. xy. xylem. tr. a vessel.
From Elements of Structural and Systematic Botany For High Schools and Elementary College Courses by Campbell, Douglas Houghton
The shepherd’s-purse is an admirable plant for the study of the development of the flower which is much the same in other angiosperms.
From Elements of Structural and Systematic Botany For High Schools and Elementary College Courses by Campbell, Douglas Houghton
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