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beggar-ticks
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[beg-er-tiks]
noun
(used with a singular or plural verb)
plural
beggar-ticksany 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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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of beggar-ticks1
An Americanism dating back to 1850–55
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Example Sentences
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It was overrun with Roman wormwood and beggar-ticks, which last stuck to my clothes for all fruit.
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