beggar-ticks

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

beggar-ticks
    n 1: the seed of bur marigolds [syn: {Spanish needles}, {beggar-
         ticks}]
    2: 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}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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]

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