beggar's-lice
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.beg·gar's–lice
noun plural but singular or plural in construction \ˈbe-gərz-ˌlīs\Definition of BEGGAR'S-LICE
: any of various plants (as of the genera Hackelia and Cynoglossum of the borage family) with prickly or adhesive fruits; also : one of these fruits
Variants of BEGGAR'S-LICE
beg·gar's–lice or beg·gar–lice \-gər-ˌlīs\
First Known Use of BEGGAR'S-LICE
1837
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