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
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“Desmodium.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/desmodium. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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