herderstasje

Dutch

Capsella bursa-pastoris

Etymology

Compound of herder (“herdsman”) +‎ -s- +‎ tasje, diminutive of tas (“bag, purse”), like the English shepherd's purse named after the shape of the seed pods.

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Noun

herderstasje n (plural herderstasjes)

1. The shepherd's purse plant, Capsella bursa-pastoris
2. (more broadly) Any plant of the genus Capsella

   Hypernym: kruisbloem

Further reading

• herderstasje on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl