Term:
Stick-tight
Stick-tight
Definition:
A fruit or seed that adheres to substrates such as fur or clothing.
A fruit or seed that adheres to substrates such as fur or clothing.
Glossary Details:
Title: Uncinate trichomes. Drawing by B. Angell.
Description: Uncinate trichomes of Glycyrrhiza lepidota (a temperate legume). The fruits stick onto the fur of dispersal agents and are carried away from the parent plant.