'beggar-lice' definitions:

Definition of 'beggar-lice'

From: GCIDE
  • beggar-lice \beggar-lice\ n.
  • 1. any of various Eurasian and North American plants having small prickly nutlets that stick to clothing.
  • Syn: beggar's lice, beggar's-lice, beggar lice. [WordNet 1.5]
  • 2. any of various tropical and subtropical plants having trifoliate leaves and rough sticky pod sections or loments.
  • Syn: tick trefoil, tick-trefoil, beggar's-lice. [WordNet 1.5]