bur marigold

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

bur marigold
    n 1: 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

Marigold \Mar"i*gold\, n. [Mary + gold.] (Bot.)
   A name for several plants with golden yellow blossoms,
   especially the {Calendula officinalis} (see {Calendula}), and
   the cultivated species of {Tagetes}.
   [1913 Webster]

   Note: There are several yellow-flowered plants of different
         genera bearing this name; as, the {African marigold} or
         {French marigold} of the genus {Tagetes}, of which
         several species and many varieties are found in
         gardens. They are mostly strong-smelling herbs from
         South America and Mexico: {bur marigold}, of the genus
         {Bidens}; {corn marigold}, of the genus {Chrysanthemum}
         ({Chrysanthemum segetum}, a pest in the cornfields of
         Italy); {fig marigold}, of the genus
         {Mesembryanthemum}; {marsh marigold}, of the genus
         {Caltha} ({Caltha palustris}), commonly known in
         America as the {cowslip}. See {Marsh Marigold}.
         [1913 Webster]

   {Marigold window}. (Arch.) See {Rose window}, under {Rose}.
      [1913 Webster]

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

Bur marigold \Bur" mar"i*gold\
   See {Beggar's ticks}.
   [1913 Webster]