Stickseed
Translation of "stickseed" into Russian
Definitions
stickseed
NounUK
/ˈstɪk.siːd/
US
/ˈstɪk.sid/
Any of several herbaceous plants of the genus Hackelia (family Boraginaceae) whose barbed nutlets readily cling to fur or clothing.
Hackelia virginiana, a common woodland stickseed, can form dense stands along shaded trails.
The barbed seed or burr produced by such a plant.
After the dog ran through the underbrush, its coat was full of stickseeds.
stickseed
AdjectiveUK
/ˈstɪk.siːd/
US
/ˈstɪk.sid/
Relating to or characteristic of stickseed plants or their burrs.
Stickseed burs are notoriously hard to pick out of wool socks.