'beggar-ticks' definitions:

Definition of 'beggar-ticks'

From: WordNet
noun
The seed of bur marigolds [syn: Spanish needles, beggar- 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, beggar's-ticks, sticktight]

Definition of 'beggar-ticks'

From: GCIDE
  • 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 prickly flattened achenes. --RHUD [1913 Webster +PJC]
  • 2. a seed from a sticktight[1]. [PJC]

Definition of 'beggar-ticks'

From: GCIDE
  • 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]

Definition of 'beggar-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]