beggarweed

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Any of several tick trefoils, especially Desmodium tortuosum or D. purpureum, grown for forage or as a cover crop in subtropical and tropical regions.

beggarweed [ˈbɛgəˌwiːd]

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any of various leguminous plants of the genus Desmodium, esp D. purpureum of the Caribbean, grown in the southern US as forage plants and to improve the soil See also tick trefoil

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beggarweed - West Indian forage plant cultivated in southern United States as forage and to improve soil

Desmodium purpureum, Desmodium tortuosum

tick trefoil, beggar lice, beggar's lice - any of various tropical and subtropical plants having trifoliate leaves and rough sticky pod sections or loments

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