Lapsana

noun

Lap·​sa·​na

ˈlapsənə

: a genus of Old World herbs (family Compositae) having pinnatifid leaves and yellow-rayed flower heads see nipplewort

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin, charlock, from Greek lapsanē, lampsanē

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