tick trefoil
tickt·re·foil
noun
1.
any of various tropical and subtropical plants having trifoliate leaves and rough sticky pod sections or loments
Origin
From tick + trefoil (“three-leaved”). Tick refers to the plant's loments - pods that break apart into segments that each contain one seed - which have small hooked hairs that allow the segments to stick to clothes, hair, or fur, similar to the way a tick clings on with its legs.
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