SINCE 1828
beg·gar's-lice
| \ ˈbe-gərz-ˌlīs
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or beggar-lice \ ˈbe-gər-ˌlīs
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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
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