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Beggar's-ticks

Beggar's-ticks Meaning & Definition
Beggar's-ticks Definition And Meaning

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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