WHAT DOES BEGGAR'S-LICE MEAN IN ENGLISH?
Definition of beggar's-lice in the English dictionary
The definition of beggar's-lice in the dictionary is any of several plants, esp the stickseed, having small prickly fruits that adhere to clothing, fur, etc. Other definition of beggar's-lice is the seed or fruit of any of these plants.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BEGGAR'S-LICE»
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Herbal Medicine Past and Present: A reference guide to ...
Asteraceae (Compositae) Desmodium species are another example of a byway
of herbal medicine — plants little known but with a lingering past reputation
which is resurrected at times.1 No information on beggar's-lice has been found in
...
J. K. Crellin, A. L. Tommie Bass, 1990
2
Inventions: Great Ideas and where They Came from
Great Ideas and where They Came from Sarah Houghton. 1956: Velcro In 1956,
a man named Georges de Mestral was walking his dog. He noticed small plants,
called beggar's-lice, sticking to the dog's coat. Later, he looked at the beggar's- ...
3
Wildflowers of Arkansas
Desmodium is the genus including beggar's lice and tick trefoil species; 16
species are listed for the state. There are both pink and white flowered species.
Both the seeds and leaves are important wildlife foods. C TICK TREFOIL.
BEGGAR'S ...
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Glasses in the Grass: Devotions for My Friends
Don't Be a Carrier If you have ever walked in a field in the southeast you most
likely have fallen victim to beggar's lice. I can remember walking in the woods
and getting covered with it. It sounds like a living creature, but it is actually the
prickly ...
5
Tales of Quails 'n Such
Fleet, my sedate little setter, was trailing in a patch of beggar's-lice near a
cornfield. Cliff's slim-legged pointer raced in, verified Fleet's discovery, and
seconded the motion. But neither was dead yet. Every quail dog has some
mannerism that ...
6
Toxic Plants of North America
C. occidentale A.Gray C. officinale L. Chinese forget-me-not Pacific hound's-
tongue western hound's-tongue common hound's-tongue, beggar's-lice, dog
woolmat, dog's-tongue, sheep-lice, sticktight, glovewort erect herbs; leaves basal
and/or ...
George E. Burrows, Ronald J. Tyrl, 2012
... of wool is generally attributed to serratures on the surface of the fibers, which
are supposed, when driven into the closest possible contact, to hook into one
another, and so to hold together by what might be called a " beggar's-lice grapple
.
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The Brats of Briarcliff
Rather, this one is merely intended as a catch-all for the miscellaneous pursuits
that occupied us in our houses when we were not ranging afield and collecting
beggar's-lice. Speaking of beggar's-lice, I suppose even these had their (semi-) ...
George Davison Winius, 2008
Aplant, beggar's lice, grew around the cotton, and it caughton your clothes. Papa
always told astory about Myra that made themall laugh. One time, when she was
too little to beof any usein the field, Papa came in fromthe cotton patchfordinner.
Shirley Proctor Twiss, 2007
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Dictionary of Louisiana French: As Spoken in Cajun, Creole, ...
Beggar's lice has a flat little leaf and it sticks [to your clothing] also. (TB) <Loc: TB
> arcompter òsee recompter arconnaître òsee reconnaître arcoquin òsee herbe
coquin arculer òsee reculer ardent, -e [ardä, -<"1t] adj. ardent, fervent, buming Il ...
Albert Valdman, Kevin J. Rottet, 2009
