Nipplewort

Nipplewort
Nipplewort Nip"ple*wort` (n[i^]p"p'l*w[^u]rt`), n. (Bot.) A yellow-flowered composite herb ({Lampsana communis}), formerly used as an external application to the nipples of women; -- called also {dock-cress}. [1913 Webster]

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  • nipplewort — nip·ple·wort (nĭpʹəl wûrt , wôrt ) n. A European annual plant (Lapsana communis) naturalized in eastern North America, having a milky juice and small yellow flower heads.   [From its former use in folk medicine to treat breast tumors.] * * * …   Universalium

  • nipplewort — noun A flowering plant, Lapsana communis, that yields a milky juice …   Wiktionary

  • nipplewort — [ nɪp(ə)lwə:t] noun a yellow flowered plant of the daisy family, found in woods and on wasteland. [Lapsana communis.] …   English new terms dictionary

  • nipplewort — /ˈnɪpəlwɜt/ (say nipuhlwert) noun a slender, erect annual with yellow capitula, Lapsana communis, widespread in hedges and waste places of the temperature zone. {nipple + wort2} …  

  • nipplewort — n. a yellow flowered weed, Lapsana communis …   Useful english dictionary

  • dwarf nipplewort — noun small European herb with small yellow flowers • Syn: ↑lamb succory, ↑Arnoseris minima • Hypernyms: ↑herb, ↑herbaceous plant • Member Holonyms: ↑Arnoseris, ↑genus Arnoseris …   Useful english dictionary

  • dock-cress — Nipplewort Nip ple*wort (n[i^]p p l*w[^u]rt ), n. (Bot.) A yellow flowered composite herb ({Lampsana communis}), formerly used as an external application to the nipples of women; called also {dock cress}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Lampsana communis — Nipplewort Nip ple*wort (n[i^]p p l*w[^u]rt ), n. (Bot.) A yellow flowered composite herb ({Lampsana communis}), formerly used as an external application to the nipples of women; called also {dock cress}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • List of Asteraceae genera — This is a list of genera in the plant family Asteraceae, the daisies and sunflowers.A* Aaronsohnia Warb. Eig * Abrotanella Cass. * Acamptopappus (A.Gray) A.Gray goldenhead * Acanthocephalus Kar. Kir. * Acanthocladium F.Muell. * Acanthodesmos… …   Wikipedia

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