Thlaspi

noun

Thlas·​pi

ˈthlaˌspī,

-spē

: a genus of herbs (family Cruciferae) native to temperate regions and distinguished by the sessile often orbicular pod with two or more seeds in each cell see pennycress

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin, shepherd's purse, from Greek

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