'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]