Definitions for beggar-ticks
beggar-ticks
beg·gar-ticks
Spelling: [beg-er-tiks]
IPA: /ˈbɛg ərˌtɪks/
Beggar-Ticks is a 12 letter English word.
It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points.
It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.
You can make 1015 anagrams from letters in beggar-ticks (-abceggikrst).
Definitions for beggar-ticks
noun
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any of several composite plants of the genus Bidens, having rayless yellow flowers and barbed achenes that cling to clothing.
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the achenes of these plants.
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any of several other plants having seeds or fruits that cling to clothing, as those of the genus Desmodium.
Origin of beggar-ticks
An Americanism dating back to 1850-55
Examples for beggar-ticks
It was overrun with Roman wormwood and beggar-ticks, which last stuck to my clothes for all fruit.