Pronunciation: ' be-g ə rz- ˌ l ī s
Variant: or beg · gar-lice \ -g ə r- ˌ l ī s \
Function: noun plural but singular or plural in construction
Date: 1837
: any of various plants (as of the genera Hackelia and Cynoglossum of the borage family) with prickly or adhesive fruits also : one of these fruits