| slovo | definícia |
sticktight
(encz) | sticktight, n: |
stick-tight
(gcide) | stick-tight \stick"-tight`\, n. (Bot.)
1. any of several plants having seeds tipped with barbs that
may cling to fur or clothing, especially those of the
genus Bidens, also called bur marigold,
beggar-ticks, and Beggar's ticks, which have prickly
flattened achenes. --RHUD
[1913 Webster +PJC]
2. a seed from a sticktight[1].
[PJC] |
sticktight
(wn) | sticktight
n 1: any of several plants of the genus Bidens having yellow
flowers and prickly fruits that cling to fur and clothing
[syn: bur marigold, burr marigold, beggar-ticks,
beggar's-ticks, sticktight]
2: parasitic on especially the heads of chickens [syn:
sticktight, sticktight flea, Echidnophaga gallinacea] |
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sticktight flea
(encz) | sticktight flea, n: |
stick-tight
(gcide) | stick-tight \stick"-tight`\, n. (Bot.)
1. any of several plants having seeds tipped with barbs that
may cling to fur or clothing, especially those of the
genus Bidens, also called bur marigold,
beggar-ticks, and Beggar's ticks, which have prickly
flattened achenes. --RHUD
[1913 Webster +PJC]
2. a seed from a sticktight[1].
[PJC] |
stick-tight flea
(gcide) | Echidnophaga \E*chid"no*pha*ga\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
a genus of fleas including the stick-tight flea
(Echidnophaga gallinacea), which is a serious pest in
subtropical America, infesting poultry and frequently
attacking man and domestic animals. --[Stedman]
[PJC] Echinate |
sticktight flea
(wn) | sticktight flea
n 1: parasitic on especially the heads of chickens [syn:
sticktight, sticktight flea, Echidnophaga gallinacea] |
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