Syn: spanish needles.
[WordNet 1.5]
2. any of several plants of the genus Bidens having yellow
flowers and pricky fruits that cling to fur and clothing;
-- also called {beggar's-ticks}.
Syn: bur marigold, burr marigold, beggar's-ticks, sticktight. [WordNet 1.5]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
beggar's-ticks — ☆ beggar s ticks [beg′erztiks΄ ] n. pl. beggar s ticks 1. a) TICK TREFOIL b) the prickly seed pod of a tick trefoil 2. a) … Universalium
beggar's-ticks — ☆ beggar s ticks [beg′erztiks΄ ] n. pl. beggar s ticks 1. a) TICK TREFOIL b) the prickly seed pod of a tick trefoil 2. a) BUR MARIGOLD b) the prickly seed of a bur … English World dictionary
Beggar's ticks — 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; also called {beggar ticks}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
beggar's ticks — beggar s lice, beggar s ticks or beggar ticks plural noun 1. Any of various plants with burrs 2. The burrs themselves • • • Main Entry: ↑beg … Useful english dictionary
Beggar's ticks — stick tight stick tight , n. (Bot.) 1. any of several plants having seeds tipped with barbs that may cling to fur or clothing, especially those of the genus {Bidens}, also called {bur marigold}, {beggar ticks}, and {Beggar s ticks}, which have… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
beggar's-ticks — noun any of several plants of the genus Bidens having yellow flowers and prickly fruits that cling to fur and clothing • Syn: ↑bur marigold, ↑burr marigold, ↑beggar ticks, ↑sticktight • Hypernyms: ↑subshrub, ↑suffrutex … Useful english dictionary
beggar's-ticks — noun plural but singular or plural in construction see beggar ticks … New Collegiate Dictionary
beggar's ticks — /bɛgəz ˈtɪks/ (say beguhz tiks) plural noun 1. (construed as singular) any plant of the genus Bidens or other similar plant having barbed fruits which adhere to clothing; farmer s friend. 2. the fruits themselves …
beggar-ticks — eggar ticks n. 1. the seed of bur marigolds. Syn: spanish needles. [WordNet 1.5] 2. any of several plants of the genus Bidens having yellow flowers and pricky fruits that cling to fur and clothing; also called {beggar s ticks}. Syn: bur marigold … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
beggar-ticks — Beggar s ticks 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; also called {beggar ticks}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
