beggar's-lice
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noun pl. beggar's-lice
- any of several plants (esp. the genus Lappula of the borage family) with dry, prickly fruits that adhere to fur or clothing
- the fruit
See beggar's-lice in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(bĕgˈərz)
noun (used with a sing. or pl. verb)- Any of several plants, such as the stickseed, having small, often prickly fruits that cling readily to clothing or animal fur.
- The fruit of any of these plants.
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