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noun
Hackelia virginiana, a biennial plant native to Eastern North America, with sticky burrs.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
parasitic on especially the heads of chickens
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: sticktight flea, Echidnophaga gallinacea
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: flea
noun
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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Synonyms: bur marigold, burr marigold, beggar-ticks, beggar's-ticks
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
History
From stick + tight.
