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单词 beggar-ticks
释义

beggar-ticks

or beg·gar's-ticks

[ beg-er-tiks ]
/ ˈbɛg ərˌtɪks /

noun, plural beg·gar-ticks.(used with a singular or plural verb)

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.

Origin of beggar-ticks

An Americanism dating back to 1850–55

Words nearby beggar-ticks

beggarly, beggar-my-neighbor, beggar-my-neighbour, Beggars can't be choosers, beggar's-lice, beggar-ticks, beggarweed, beggary, beggar-your-neighbor, begging bowl, begging letter
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Example sentences from the Web for beggar-ticks

  • It was overrun with Roman wormwood and beggar-ticks, which last stuck to my clothes for all fruit.

    Walden, and On The Duty Of Civil Disobedience|Henry David Thoreau

British Dictionary definitions for beggar-ticks

beggar-ticks

beggar's-ticks


noun (functioning as singular)

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
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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