stickweed

• Substantiv, das verschiedene krautige Pflanzen bezeichnet, deren Samen oder Früchte dazu neigen, an Kleidung oder Fell zu haften.

A noun referring to any of several herbaceous plants whose seeds have a tendency to cling to clothing or fur.

1. Herbaceous plant with clinging seedsC1formal

   Any of several herbaceous plants whose seeds or burs easily attach to clothing or animal fur.

   Pflanze mit haftenden Samen

   • After walking through the field, his pants were covered in stickweed.
   • Stickweed is often considered a nuisance by hikers.
   • The farmer tried to remove the stickweed from his garden.

   Synonymesticktight