Definition
A genus of flowering plants commonly known as shepherd's purse, with small pod-shaped seed cases.
Etymology
From Latin 'capsa' (box) + diminutive suffix '-ella', literally meaning 'little box,' referring to the distinctive heart-shaped seed pods.
Kelly Says
Shepherd's purse got its name because its little seed pods look like the tiny purses medieval shepherds used—medieval people were way more poetic about plants than we are!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
Capsules
kap-soo-la
ARالعربية
كبسولة
kabsoolah
BNবাংলা
ক্যাপসুল
kap-sool
CACatalà
càpsula
kap-soo-la
ELΕλληνικά
κبسούλα
kap-soo-la
ESEspañol
capsella
kap-SEL-ah
FISuomi
kapseli
kap-se-li
FRFrançais
capselle
kap-SEL
HEעברית
קפסולה
kap-sool-ah
HIहिन्दी
कैप्सूल
kap-sool
HUMagyar
kapszula
kap-soo-la
IDBahasa Indonesia
kapsul
kap-sool
ITItaliano
capsula
kap-SOO-la
MSBahasa Melayu
kapsul
kap-sool
MYမြန်မာ
ကပ္စပူလ
kap-su-lu
NLNederlands
capsule
kap-sool
PLPolski
kapsułka
kap-sool-ka
PTPortuguês
cápsula
kap-SOO-lah
RORomână
capsulă
kap-soo-la
RUРусский
капсула
kap-soo-la
SWKiswahili
kapsuli
kap-soo-li
TAதமிழ்
க্যাப்பசூல்
kaappasuul
TEతెలుగు
క్యాప్సూల్
kaappsool
UKУкраїнська
капсула
kap-soo-la
VITiếng Việt
vỏ nang
vo nang
ZUZU
ikapsoli
i-kap-so-li