"shepherd's needle" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: shepherd's needles [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} shepherd's needle (plural shepherd's needles)
  1. Venus comb (Scandix pecten-veneris) Categories (lifeform): Scandiceae tribe plants Synonyms (Scandix pecten-veneris): Venus comb, lady's comb, stork's needle Translations (Venus' comb): σκάνδιξ (skándix) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), чапличе (čapliče) [neuter] (Bulgarian), венерин гребен (venerin greben) [masculine] (Bulgarian), acicula [feminine] (Italian), spillettoni [masculine, plural] (Italian)
    Sense id: en-shepherd's_needle-en-noun-m8WCS0EQ Disambiguation of Scandiceae tribe plants: 46 54 Disambiguation of 'Scandix pecten-veneris': 80 20 Disambiguation of "Venus' comb": 81 19
  2. Beggarticks (Bidens spp.) Categories (lifeform): Coreopsideae tribe plants, Scandiceae tribe plants Synonyms (Bidens): black jack, burr marigold, cobbler's pegs, Spanish needles, stickseeds, tickseeds, tickseed sunflower
    Sense id: en-shepherd's_needle-en-noun-eeCsIifx Disambiguation of Coreopsideae tribe plants: 26 74 Disambiguation of Scandiceae tribe plants: 46 54 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Italian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 59 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 24 76 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 41 59 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 38 62 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 37 63 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 30 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 27 73 Disambiguation of 'Bidens': 22 78

Inflected forms

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      "sense": "Venus' comb",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "acicula"
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      "sense": "Venus' comb",
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      "word": "spillettoni"
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