Meanings
nountoywort (plural toyworts)
plural toyworts
- dialectalbotanicalThe shepherd's purse, Capsella bursa-pastoris.
Origin
From toy + wort. So named because children play a game with the seed pods.
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toywort. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/toywort
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“toywort.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/toywort. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “toywort,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/toywort.
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