'beggar's-ticks' definitions:
Definition of 'beggar's-ticks'
(from WordNet)
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, beggar's-ticks, sticktight]
Definition of 'beggar's-ticks'
From: GCIDE
- beggar-ticks \beggar-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, burr marigold, beggar's-ticks, sticktight. [WordNet 1.5]