Tick Trefoil Definition
noun
Any of a genus (Desmodium) of leguminous plants with clusters of small purple flowers, leaves in groups of three, and jointed prickly pods.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
- beggar's lice
- beggar lice
Origin of Tick Trefoil
From tick (from the way its pods adhere to animals)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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