beggar's ticks

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Etymology

Possibly named due to the seeds adhering to clothing and resembling ticks on the clothes of beggars.

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beggar's ticks (uncountable)

  1. The bur marigold (Bidens spp.) and its achenes, which are armed with barbed awns that adhere to clothing.

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