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EUROPEAN BEGGAR-TICKS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does European beggar-ticks mean?
• EUROPEAN BEGGAR-TICKS (noun)
The noun EUROPEAN BEGGAR-TICKS has 1 sense:
1. bur marigold of temperate Eurasia
Familiarity information: EUROPEAN BEGGAR-TICKS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• EUROPEAN BEGGAR-TICKS (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Bur marigold of temperate Eurasia
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Bidens tripartita; European beggar-ticks; trifid beggar-ticks; trifid bur marigold
Hypernyms ("European beggar-ticks" is a kind of...):
beggar's-ticks; beggar-ticks; bur marigold; burr marigold; sticktight (any of several plants of the genus Bidens having yellow flowers and prickly fruits that cling to fur and clothing)
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