beggars-lice

beg′gar's-lice`

or beg′gar-lice`,



n., pl. -lice. (used with a sing. or pl. v.) 1. any of several plants, esp. of the genera Cynoglossum and Hackelia, of the borage family, having small, prickly fruits that stick to clothing. 2. the fruit or seed of such a plant. [1840–50, Amer.]