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Definition of stickseed in English: stickseednounˈstɪksiːd A plant of the borage family which bears small barbed seeds. Genera Hackelia and Lappula, family Boraginaceae: several species, in particular H. floribunda, which resembles a forget-me-not Example sentencesExamples - Several nonnative noxious weeds have invaded stickseed habitat and threaten to out-compete the stickseed for the available nutrients.
- The fruits of the showy stickseed are spurred and covered with stout hairs that cling to the hair and bodies of animal.
- The primary reason for not designating critical habitat for showy stickseed is because the species has been repeatedly collected for many decades.
- The Yukon also has 16 introduced species of borages, a group of agricultural weeds that includes stickseeds and forget-me-nots, and 14 introduced species of mustards.
- All stickseeds are undesirable weeds that can become abundant in overgrazed areas.
Definition of stickseed in US English: stickseednounˈstiksēdˈstɪksid A plant of the borage family which bears small barbed seeds. Genera Hackelia and Lappula, family Boraginaceae: several species, in particular H. floribunda, which resembles a forget-me-not Example sentencesExamples - The primary reason for not designating critical habitat for showy stickseed is because the species has been repeatedly collected for many decades.
- The Yukon also has 16 introduced species of borages, a group of agricultural weeds that includes stickseeds and forget-me-nots, and 14 introduced species of mustards.
- All stickseeds are undesirable weeds that can become abundant in overgrazed areas.
- Several nonnative noxious weeds have invaded stickseed habitat and threaten to out-compete the stickseed for the available nutrients.
- The fruits of the showy stickseed are spurred and covered with stout hairs that cling to the hair and bodies of animal.
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