nipplewort

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noun

A flowering plant, Lapsana communis, that yields a milky juice.

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Meanings

nounnipplewort (countable and uncountable, plural nippleworts)

plural nippleworts · alternative nipple-wort

  1. countableuncountableA flowering plant, Lapsana communis, that yields a milky juice.

Origin

From nipple + wort.

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Translations

Arabic خَفَج
  • خَفَج (ḵafaj)Lapsana communis
Bulgarian посекливче
  • посекливче (poseklivče)Lapsana communis
Catalan herba de les mamelles
  • herba de les mamellesLapsana communis
Chinese Mandarin 歐洲稻槎草 /欧洲稻槎草
  • 歐洲稻槎草 /欧洲稻槎草 (ōuzhōu dào chá cǎo)Lapsana communis
Dutch akkerkool
  • akkerkoolLapsana communis
Estonian linnukapsas
  • linnukapsasLapsana communis
Finnish linnunkaali
  • linnunkaaliLapsana communis
French lampsane, lampsane commune
  • lampsaneLapsana communis
  • lampsane communeLapsana communis
German Rainkohl
  • RainkohlLapsana communis
Irish duilleog Bhríde, duilleog mhaith
  • duilleog BhrídeLapsana communis
  • duilleog mhaithLapsana communis
Italian lassana
  • lassanaLapsana communis
Polish łoczyga
  • łoczygaLapsana communis
Russian борода́вник
  • борода́вник (borodávnik)Lapsana communis
Spanish hierba de las mamas
  • hierba de las mamasLapsana communis
Swedish harkål
  • harkålLapsana communis
Ukrainian борода́вник, пра́зелень
  • борода́вник (borodávnyk)Lapsana communis
  • пра́зелень (prázelenʹ)Lapsana communis
Cite this entry
APA

nipplewort. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nipplewort

MLA

“nipplewort.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nipplewort. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nipplewort,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nipplewort.

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