shepherd's needle

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shepherd's needle

noun shepherd's needles

Venus comb (Scandix pecten-veneris)
Similar: Venus comb, lady's comb, stork's needle
Beggar's ticks (Bidens spp.)
Similar: black jack, burr marigold, cobbler's pegs, Spanish needles, stickseeds, tickseeds, tickseed sunflower

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noun Scandix pecten-veneris

Italiano	acicula, spillettoni

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@misc{shepherd_s_needle_2026,
  title = {shepherd's needle},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/shepherd's%20needle},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}