noun
Etymology: tick (I) ; from the sticky loments that adhere to clothing and the hair of animals
: any of various plants (genus Desmodium ) characterized by trifoliolate leaves and rough sticky loments
noun
Etymology: tick (I) ; from the sticky loments that adhere to clothing and the hair of animals
: any of various plants (genus Desmodium ) characterized by trifoliolate leaves and rough sticky loments
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012