desmodium
noun
des·mo·di·um
dezˈmōdēəm
1
capitalized : a large genus of coarse chiefly tropical and perennial leguminous herbs comprising the tick trefoils and having stipulate pinnate leaves, racemose flowers, and indehiscent fruits that separate into one-seeded segments and often stick to anything touching them see beggarweed, telegraph plant
2
plural -s : a plant of the genus Desmodium
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, probably irregular from Greek desmos band, bond + New Latin -ium
- take aback
- take about
- take account of
- take action
- take advantage of
- take after
- take against
- take aim
- take aim at
- take apart
- take as a sign
- take as given
- take as gospel
- take as read
- take aside
- take attendance
- take away
- take away from
- take away from (something)
- take away from something
- take back
- take board
- take by storm
- take by surprise
- take care