"tick-trefoil" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: tick-trefoils [plural]
Etymology: From tick + trefoil (“three-leaved”). Tick refers to the plant's loments – pods that break apart into segments that each contain one seed – which have small hooked hairs that allow the segments to stick to clothes, hair, or fur, similar to the way a tick clings on with its legs. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|tick|trefoil|t2=three-leaved}} tick + trefoil (“three-leaved”), {{m|en|tick|Tick}} Tick Head templates: {{en-noun}} tick-trefoil (plural tick-trefoils)
  1. One of several species in the genus Desmodium in the legume family Categories (lifeform): Legumes

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