beggar's ticks
The bur marigold and its achenes, which are armed with barbed awns that adhere to clothingThe bur marigold (Bidens spp.) and its achenes, which are armed with barbed awns that adhere to clothing.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)The bur marigold (Bidens spp.) and its achenes, which are armed with barbed awns that adhere to clothing.
Zweizahn
череда́čeredá
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 1
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Origin
From the notion of a beggar sleeping rough and acquiring a coating of the seeds, which stiFrom the notion of a beggar sleeping rough and acquiring a coating of the seeds, which stick to the body like ticks. Compare beggar's lice, beggar's buttons.
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Synonyms
8 synonymsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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