beggar-lice

Variant of beggar's-lice

beggar's-lice definition

☆ beggar's-lice (beg′erz līs′)

noun pl. beggar's-lice beg′gar's-lice′

  1. any of several plants (esp. the genus Lappula of the borage family) with dry, prickly fruits that adhere to fur or clothing
  2. the fruit
Also beggar-lice beg′gar-lice′

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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