hackelia

Thân thiện

A hiker brushes a hackelia burr from their pant leg.

Definition

Noun: 1. A genus of flowering plants in the borage family (Boraginaceae): Hackelia is the scientific name for a genus of plants commonly known as stickweed or beggar's lice. These plants are characterized by their small, often blue or white flowers and their dry fruits, which are nutlets that readily cling to animal fur or clothing.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • The hiker returned from the trail covered in seeds from hackelia. (The hiker returned from the trail covered in seeds from stickweed.)
  • Several species of Hackelia are native to western North America. (Several species of stickweed are native to western North America.)
  • Botanists study the morphology of hackelia to understand its classification. (Botanists study the morphology of stickweed to understand its classification.)

Advanced Usage

• In botanical taxonomy: The word is always capitalized () when used to refer specifically to the genus name in a scientific context.
  • The specimen was keyed out as Hackelia micrantha. (The specimen was identified as Hackelia micrantha.)

Variants and Related Words

• Stickweed (n): A common name for plants in the genus , referring to the sticky, clinging nature of their seeds.
• Beggar's lice (n): Another common name for these plants, also describing their clinging seeds.
• Boraginaceae (n): The borage family, the plant family to which the genus belongs.

Synonyms

• Stickseed (n): A general common name for various plants with clinging seeds, which can include species of .
• Burweed (n): A general term for plants that produce burrs or clinging seeds.

Học thuật

Noun

1. stickweed; beggar's lice

Từ đồng nghĩa

• Hackelia
• genus Hackelia
• Lappula
• genus Lappula