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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

NIPPLEWORT

n.A plant of the genus Lapsana.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

NIPPLEWORT

NIPPLEWORT Nip "ple *wort `, n. (Bot. )

 

Defn: A yellow-flowered composite herb (Lampsana communis ), formerly used as an external application to the nipples of women; -- called also dock-cress.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

nipplewort

nip ple wort |ˈnipəlˌwərt, -ˌwôrt ˈnɪplwərt | ▶noun a yellow-flowered plant of the daisy family, growing in woods and empty lots. [Lapsana communis, family Compositae. ]

 

Oxford Dictionary

nipplewort

nipplewort |ˈnɪp (ə )lwəːt | ▶noun a yellow-flowered European plant of the daisy family, growing in woods and waste places. ●Lapsana communis, family Compositae.