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.
• 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
5 November 2024
(verb) draw out a discussion or process in order to gain time; “The speaker temporized in order to delay the vote”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
