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stickyweed

/ˈstɪkiˌwiːd/

stickyweed noun: a creeping plant of species Galium aparine, covered in small hooked hairs, known for clinging to clothing.

stickyweed: a creeping plant of species Galium aparine, covered in small hooked hairs, known for clinging to...
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Noun

stickyweed (uncountable)

  1. (UK) A creeping plant of species Galium aparine, covered in small hooked hairs, known for clinging to clothing.
  2. Spreading pellitory (Parietaria judaica).
  3. West Indian chickweed (Drymaria cordata).

Synonyms of stickyweed

Origin of stickyweed

From sticky + weed.

Questions about stickyweed

What does stickyweed mean?
Stickyweed means a creeping plant of species Galium aparine, covered in small hooked hairs, known for clinging to clothing.
What part of speech is stickyweed?
Stickyweed is a noun.
How do you pronounce stickyweed?
Stickyweed is pronounced /ˈstɪkiˌwiːd/.

Words near stickyweed in the dictionary

  1. stickybeaked
  2. stickybeaking
  3. stickybeaks
  4. stickying
  5. stickyjack
  6. stickyweed
  7. stickywilly
  8. stické
  9. stictic acid
  10. stictidaceous
  11. stiction

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