tick-trefoil
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English
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Dhruva_%28Sanskrit-_%E0%A4%A7%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BE%29_%285071379748%29.jpg/220px-Dhruva_%28Sanskrit-_%E0%A4%A7%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BE%29_%285071379748%29.jpg)
Etymology
[edit]From tick + trefoil (“three-leaved”). Tick refers to the plant's loments – pods that break apart into segments that each contain one seed – which have small hooked hairs that allow the segments to stick to clothes, hair, or fur, similar to the way a tick clings on with its legs.
Noun
[edit]tick-trefoil (plural tick-trefoils)