Stickweed (Noun)
Meaning
Any of several herbaceous plants having seeds that cling to clothing.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- As the hikers made their way through the dense undergrowth, they encountered a patch of clingy stickweed that stubbornly attached itself to their clothing.
- The gardener sighed in frustration as he tried to brush off the sticky seeds of the stickweed that had a tendency to latch onto anything that came near.
- While walking through the woodland trail, Emily found her jacket covered in tiny seeds from the stickweed that seemed to be everywhere.
- The group of children playing in the field returned home with their clothes covered in sticky seeds from the stickweed, leaving their parents with extra laundry.
- Despite the lovely sunny day, John's walk in the meadow was ruined by the pesky stickweed seeds that clung to his pants and shirt.