genus capsella

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   shepherd's purse

   SynonymsCapsella

   Broaderdilleniid dicot genus

   Part ofCruciferae

Questions about genus capsella

What does genus capsella mean?

genus capsella means "shepherd's purse".

What is another word for genus capsella?

Close synonyms include Capsella. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is genus capsella a common word?

genus capsella is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.