any of various Eurasian and North American plants of the boraginaceous genus Lappula, having red-and-blue flowers and small prickly fruits
Also called: beggar's-lice
Word origin
C19: from stick2; so called because its seeds have adhesive hooks on them
stickseed in American English
(ˈstɪkˌsid)
US
noun
any of several plants with barbs or prickles on the seeds or fruit; esp., any of a genus (Lappula) of the borage family with small, blue or whitish flowers