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SWAMPY BEGGAR-TICKS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does swampy beggar-ticks mean?
• SWAMPY BEGGAR-TICKS (noun)
The noun SWAMPY BEGGAR-TICKS has 1 sense:
1. bur marigold of eastern and northern United States and Canada common in wet pastures and meadows
Familiarity information: SWAMPY BEGGAR-TICKS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Bur marigold of eastern and northern United States and Canada common in wet pastures and meadows
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Bidens connata; swampy beggar-ticks
Hypernyms ("swampy 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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