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tick trefoil

noun

Definition of TICK TREFOIL

:  any of various leguminous plants (genus Desmodium) with trifoliolate leaves and rough sticky loments
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Origin of TICK TREFOIL

1tick
First Known Use: 1853

Rhymes with TICK TREFOIL

baby oil, castor oil, desert soil, drying oil, holy oil, linseed oil, mineral oil, olive oil, peanut oil, prairie soil, rapeseed oil, safflower oil, salad oil, soybean oil, supercoil

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