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nip (2)
nip-up
nipa
Nipigon, Lake
Nipissing, Lake
nipper
nipping
nipple
nipplewort
Nippon
nippy
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NIREX
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Nisan
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nipplewort

nip·ple·wort [ nípp'l wùrt, nípp'l wàwrt ] (plural nip·ple·worts or nip·ple·wort)


noun 
Definition:
 
plant with yellow flowers: an annual plant with milky juice. Flowers: small, yellow. Native to: Europe, naturalized in eastern North America. Use: formerly, herbal remedy for breast tumors. Latin name Lapsana communis.

[Because formerly used as a herbal remedy for breast tumors]
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