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Beggar's-ticks
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What's The Definition Of Beggar's-ticks?
[n] any of several plants of the genus Bidens having yellow flowers and prickly fruits that cling to fur and clothing
Synonyms | Synonyms for Beggar's-ticks: beggar-ticks | bur marigold | burr marigold | sticktight Related Terms | Find terms related to Beggar's-ticks: See Also | Bidens | Bidens bipinnata | Bidens connata | Bidens coronata | Bidens trichosperma | Bidens tripartita | European beggar-ticks | genus Bidens | spanish needles | subshrub | suffrutex | swampy beggar-ticks | tickseed sunflower | trifid beggar-ticks | trifid bur marigold Beggar's-ticks In Webster's Dictionary \Beg"gar's ticks`\
The bur marigold ({Bidens}) and its achenes, which are armed
with barbed awns, and adhere to clothing and fleeces with
unpleasant tenacity.
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