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toywort

toywort noun: the shepherd's purse, Capsella bursa-pastoris.

Noun

toywort (plural toyworts)

  1. (dialectal, botanical) The shepherd's purse, Capsella bursa-pastoris.

Forms of toywort

pluraltoyworts

Origin of toywort

From toy + wort. So named because children play a game with the seed pods.

Questions about toywort

What does toywort mean?
Toywort means the shepherd's purse, Capsella bursa-pastoris.
What part of speech is toywort?
Toywort is a noun.
What is the plural of toywort?
The plural of toywort is toyworts.

Words near toywort in the dictionary

  1. toytown
  2. toytown techno
  3. toytowns
  4. toywoman
  5. toywomen
  6. toywort
  7. toyworts
  8. Tozawan
  9. toze
  10. tozed
  11. Tozer

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