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stickseed

stickseed noun: bluebur (Lappula squarrosa).

Noun

stickseed (countable and uncountable, plural stickseeds)

  1. bluebur (Lappula squarrosa)
  2. bur marigold (Bidens spp.)
  3. hound's tongue (Cynoglossum officinale(
  4. sticktight (Hackelia virginiana).

Forms of stickseed

pluralstickseeds

Origin of stickseed

From stick + seed.

Questions about stickseed

What does stickseed mean?
Stickseed means bluebur (Lappula squarrosa).
What part of speech is stickseed?
Stickseed is a noun.
What is the plural of stickseed?
The plural of stickseed is stickseeds.

Words near stickseed in the dictionary

  1. sticks up
  2. sticks up for
  3. sticks with
  4. sticks-and-carrots
  5. sticks-in-the-mud
  6. stickseed
  7. stickseeds
  8. sticksful
  9. stickshaker
  10. stickshakers
  11. stickshed

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