beggar-ticks

beg·gar-ticks

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Definitions of beggar-ticks word

noun beggar-ticks any of various plants, such as the bur marigold and tick trefoil, having fruits or seeds that cling to clothing, fur, etc 3
noun beggar-ticks the seed or fruit of any of these plants 3
noun plural beggar-ticks any of several composite plants of the genus Bidens, having rayless yellow flowers and barbed achenes that cling to clothing. 1
noun plural beggar-ticks the achenes of these plants. 1
noun plural beggar-ticks any of several other plants having seeds or fruits that cling to clothing, as those of the genus Desmodium. 1
noun beggar-ticks Any of several plants, of the genus Bidens, having yellow flowers and prickly fruit. 0

before 1850

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An Americanism dating back to 1850-55

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