beggar's-ticks
Noun
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Any of several plants of the genus Bidens having yellow flowers and prickly fruits that cling to fur and clothing (synset 111960475)
subtypes:
- bidens bipinnata, spanish needles - common bur marigold of the eastern United States
- bidens coronata, bidens trichosperma, tickseed sunflower - North American bur marigold with large flowers
- bidens tripartita, european beggar-ticks, trifid beggar-ticks, trifid bur marigold - bur marigold of temperate Eurasia
- bidens connata, swampy beggar-ticks - bur marigold of eastern and northern United States and Canada common in wet pastures and meadows
belongs to: bidens, genus bidens - bur marigoldshas: beggar-ticks, spanish needles - the seed of bur marigolds
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