tick trefoil
any of numerous plants belonging to the genus Desmodium, of the legume family, having trifoliolate leaves and jointed pods with hooked hairs by which they adhere to objects.
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Now he reaches the tick-trefoil, and nips out some stamens from its purple blossoms, which he eats with relish.
Some Summer Days in Iowa | Frederick John LazellOver by the wire fence the tick-trefoil, desmodium, is in its glory.
Some Summer Days in Iowa | Frederick John Lazell
British Dictionary definitions for tick trefoil
any of various tropical and subtropical leguminous plants of the genus Desmodium, having trifoliate leaves, clusters of small purplish or white flowers, and sticky jointed seed pods, which separate into segments that cling to animals: Also called: beggar-ticks
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