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beggar-ticks
or beg·gar's-ticks
[ beg-er-tiks ]
noun
, (used with a singular or plural verb)
, plural beg·gar-ticks.
- any of several composite plants of the genus Bidens, having rayless yellow flowers and barbed achenes that cling to clothing.
- the achenes of these plants.
- any of several other plants having seeds or fruits that cling to clothing, as those of the genus Desmodium.
beggar-ticks
noun
- any of various plants, such as the bur marigold and tick trefoil, having fruits or seeds that cling to clothing, fur, etc
- the seed or fruit of any of these plants
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Word History and Origins
Origin of beggar-ticks1
An Americanism dating back to 1850–55
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Example Sentences
It was overrun with Roman wormwood and beggar-ticks, which last stuck to my clothes for all fruit.
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