beggartick

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From beggar +‎ tick, so named as the seeds adhere to clothing and resemble ticks (insects) on the clothes of beggars.

Noun[edit]

beggartick (plural beggarticks)

  1. Any of several flowering plants of the genus Bidens.

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