beggartick

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A form of beggar's ticks — The bur marigold (Bidens spp.) and its achenes, which are armed with barbed awns that adhere to clothing.

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Meanings

nounbeggartick (plural beggarticks)

plural beggarticks

  1. alternativeAlternative form of beggar's ticks

Origin

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

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APA

beggartick. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beggartick

MLA

“beggartick.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beggartick. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “beggartick,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beggartick.

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