sticktight 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}] 2: parasitic on especially the heads of chickens [syn: {sticktight}, {sticktight flea}, {Echidnophaga gallinacea}]
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]