Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

beggar's-lice

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.03 in modern English

Syllables: beg-gar's-lice
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of various plants, including Galium aparine and (US) Hackelia virginiana, which stick to clothing.

Example Sentences

"I had gotten beggar lice and twigs and stuff all over me, inside my clothes and shoes and all, and then I happened to look around and I had my hand right on a bunch of poison oak.."

Inflected Forms

beggars'-lice (alternative) beggar lice (alternative)

Questions

What does beggar's-lice mean?: Any of various plants, including Galium aparine and (US) Hackelia virginiana, which stick to clothing.

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