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单词 toywort
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toywortn.

Brit. /ˈtɔɪwəːt/, U.S. /ˈtɔɪˌwərt/, /ˈtɔɪˌwɔrt/
Forms: see toy n. and wort n.1
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: toy n., wort n.1
Etymology: < toy n. + wort n.1; so called on account of the resemblance of its seed capsule to a toy purse.
English regional (northern). Now rare.
The plant shepherd's purse, Capsella bursa-pastoris.Now only in lists of alternative names for the plant.
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pursewortc1300
shepherd's pursea1400
case weeda1500
shepherd's bag1548
shepherd's pouch1568
shepherd's scrip1578
pickpurse1597
poor man's parmacety1597
toothwort1597
toywort1597
shepherd's pedler1811
pickpocket1854
1597 J. Gerard Herball ii. 215 Shepheardes purse is called..in the North part of England Toywoort, Pickepurse, and Caseweede.
1657 W. Coles Adam in Eden 71 In English it is called Shepheards purse..and in the North part of England Toywort, Pickpurse and Caseweed.
1920 W. E. Brenchley Weeds of Farm Land xiii. 210 Capsella bursa pastoris... Shepherd's purse, shepherd's scrip, tooth-wort, toywort, ward-seed, witches' pouches.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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