English Explanatory Dictionary

beggar's ticks

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The bur marigold (Bidens spp.) and its achenes, which are armed with barbed awns that adhere to clothing.

Word forms

beggar's ticks beggartick beggarticks beggar-ticks

Etymology

Possibly named due to the idea of parasites on the bodies of beggars being hungry and tenacious, not to mention unwelcome.

Synonyms

bur marigold butterfly needles cobbler's pegs shepherd's needle Spanish needles stickseed tickseed tickseed sunflower
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