stickyweed

English edit

Some stickyweed (Galium aparine)

Etymology edit

From sticky +‎ weed.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈstɪkiˌwiːd/

Noun edit

stickyweed (uncountable)

(British) A creeping plant of species Galium aparine, covered in small hooked hairs, known for clinging to clothing.
Synonyms: cleavers, goosegrass, sticky willy
Spreading pellitory (Parietaria judaica).
West Indian chickweed (Drymaria cordata).

References edit

stickyweed on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
“stickyweed”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

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