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beggar-ticks

beggar-ticks is the alternative form of beggar's ticks.

Meaning of beggar's ticks

Noun

beggar's ticks (uncountable)

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

Phrases with beggar-ticks

Questions about beggar-ticks

What is beggar-ticks the alternative form of?
Beggar-ticks is the alternative form of beggar's ticks.

Words near beggar-ticks in the dictionary

  1. beggar's-lice
  2. beggar-my-neighbor
  3. beggar-my-neighbour
  4. beggar-thy-neighbor
  5. beggar-thy-neighbour
  6. beggar-ticks
  7. beggardom
  8. beggared
  9. beggared belief
  10. beggared description
  11. beggared the question

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