HyperDic: beggarweed

English > 1 sense of the word beggarweed:
NOUNplantbeggarweed, Desmodium tortuosum, Desmodium purpureumWest Indian forage plant cultivated in southern United States as forage and to improve soil
English > beggarweed: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningWest Indian forage plant cultivated in southern United States as forage and to improve soil.
SynonymsDesmodium tortuosum, Desmodium purpureum
Broadertick trefoil, beggar lice, beggar's liceAny of various tropical and subtropical plants having trifoliate leaves and rough sticky pod sections or loments

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