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shovelweed

shovelweed noun: synonym of shepherd's purse (“Capsella bursa-pastoris”).

Noun

shovelweed (uncountable)

  1. Synonym of shepherd's purse (“Capsella bursa-pastoris”).

Synonyms of shovelweed

Questions about shovelweed

What does shovelweed mean?
Shovelweed means synonym of shepherd's purse (“Capsella bursa-pastoris”).
What part of speech is shovelweed?
Shovelweed is a noun.

Words near shovelweed in the dictionary

  1. shovels
  2. shovels out
  3. shovels up
  4. shovelsful
  5. shovelware
  6. shovelweed
  7. shoven
  8. shover
  9. shovers
  10. shoves
  11. shoves about

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