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Spanish needles
Spanish needlespl.n. (used with a sing. or pl. verb) Any of various bur marigolds, especially Bidens bipinatta, having long, thin, barbed achenes.Span′ish nee′dles
n. a composite plant, Bidens bipinnata, having achenes with downwardly barbed awns. [1735–45, Amer.] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. Spanish needles - the seed of bur marigolds beggar-ticksbeggar's-ticks, bur marigold, burr marigold, sticktight, beggar-ticks - any of several plants of the genus Bidens having yellow flowers and prickly fruits that cling to fur and clothingbur, burr - seed vessel having hooks or prickles | | 2. Spanish needles - common bur marigold of the eastern United StatesBidens bipinnatabeggar's-ticks, bur marigold, burr marigold, sticktight, beggar-ticks - any of several plants of the genus Bidens having yellow flowers and prickly fruits that cling to fur and clothing |
Spanish needles
Spanish needles: see bur marigoldbur marigold
or sticktight,
common name for any species of Bidens, a genus of chiefly weedy North American plants of the family Asteraceae (aster family) with two-pronged burlike fruits (achenes) that have gained various species such additional names as
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Synonyms for Spanish needlesnoun the seed of bur marigoldsSynonymsRelated Words- beggar's-ticks
- bur marigold
- burr marigold
- sticktight
- beggar-ticks
- bur
- burr
noun common bur marigold of the eastern United StatesSynonymsRelated Words- beggar's-ticks
- bur marigold
- burr marigold
- sticktight
- beggar-ticks
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