noun
Meaning 1
A plant, the beggar's ticks (Bidens spp.).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
bur marigold
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noun
Meaning 2
any of several plants of the genus Bidens having yellow flowers and prickly fruits that cling to fur and clothing
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: burr marigold, beggar-ticks, beggar's-ticks, sticktight
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: subshrub, suffrutex
Narrower terms: Spanish needles, Bidens bipinnata, tickseed sunflower, Bidens coronata, Bidens trichosperma, European beggar-ticks, trifid beggar-ticks, trifid bur marigold, Bidens tripartita, swampy beggar-ticks, Bidens connata
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