STICKTIGHT

sticktight, sticktight flea, Echidnophaga gallinacea

(noun) parasitic on especially the heads of chickens

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

sticktight (countable and uncountable, plural sticktights)

Hackelia virginiana, a biennial plant native to Eastern North America, with sticky burrs.

Synonyms

• burseed

• stickseed

Source: Wiktionary


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

Definition: Beggar's ticks.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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