bindi vs bindii

bindi

noun
  • A seed of this plant, having small sharp spines which stick painfully into bare feet. 

  • Any of a number of plants of the genus Calotis which have small burrs with fine barbed awns. 

  • The common lawn weed, Soliva sessilis, introduced to Australia from South America. 

  • Any of a various plants of the genus Sclerolaena. 

  • Makeup or jewellery worn in imitation of such a dot. 

  • The “holy dot” traditionally worn on the forehead of Hindu women. 

bindii

noun
  • A burr from one of these weeds. 

  • puncture vine, Tribulus terrestris 

  • three-cornered jack, Emex australis 

  • Soliva sessilis 

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