What does "beggar lice" mean?

any of various tropical and subtropical plants having trifoliate leaves and rough sticky pod sections or loments

What is a synonym for "beggar lice"?

Common synonyms include: beggar's lice, tick trefoil.

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Noun

1
any of various tropical and subtropical plants having trifoliate leaves and rough sticky pod sections or loments wordnet
2
Eurasian and North American plants having small prickly nutlets that stick to clothing wordnet