beggar\'s-lice

[beg-erz-lahys]

beg·gar's-lice

[beg-erz-lahys]
noun, plural beg·gar's-lice.
1.
(used with a singular or plural verb) any of several plants, especially of the genera Cynoglossum and Hackelia, having small, prickly fruits that stick to clothing.
2.
(used with a plural verb) the fruits or seeds of such a plant.
Also, beg·gar-lice [beg-er-lahys] .


Origin:
1840–50, Americanism
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Beggar's-lice is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
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beggar's-lice
 
n
1.  any of several plants, esp the stickseed, having small prickly fruits that adhere to clothing, fur, etc
2.  the seed or fruit of any of these plants

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