beggar-ticks ['begәtiks]
n.
[植] (=beggar-lice)蝶型花科山蚂蝗属
beggar-ticks[ noun ]- the seed of bur marigolds
<noun.plant>
- any of several plants of the genus Bidens having yellow flowers and prickly fruits that cling to fur and clothing
<noun.plant>
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]
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}.
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]