STICKSEED

Etymology

Noun

stickseed (countable and uncountable, plural stickseeds)

Any of several plants with fruits that stick to hair, fur or clothes

Lappula squarrosa (bluebur)

The bur marigolds in the genus Bidens

hound's tongue, Cynoglossum officinale

The plant sticktight, Hackelia virginiana.

Anagrams

• seed ticks, tickseeds

Source: Wiktionary


Stick"-seed`, n. (Bot.)

Definition: A plant (Echinospermum Lappula) of the Borage family, with small blue flowers and prickly nutlets.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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