Beggar-ticks (Noun)

Meaning ¹

Any of several plants of the genus Bidens having yellow flowers and prickly fruits that cling to fur and clothing.

Classification

Nouns denoting plants.

Synonyms

• Sticktight
• Bur Marigold
• Burr Marigold
• Beggar's-ticks

Hypernyms

• Suffrutex
• Subshrub

Hyponyms

• Swampy Beggar-ticks
• Trifid Beggar-ticks
• Bidens Bipinnata
• Spanish Needles
• Tickseed Sunflower
• European Beggar-ticks
• Bidens Tripartita
• Bidens Coronata
• Bidens Connata

Meaning ²

The seed of bur marigolds.

Classification

Nouns denoting plants.

Synonyms

• Spanish Needles

Hypernyms

• Bur