harvest-lice

noun plural but singular or plural in construction

1

: a hooked or barbed fruit that readily adheres to things (as clothing or the fur of an animal) which come in contact with it

2

: a plant (as cleavers, agrimonia, or beggar-ticks of the genus Bidens) bearing fruits that are harvest-lice

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