beggar-ticks


beg·gar–ticks

noun pl but singular or pl in constr \ˈbe-gər-ˌtiks\

Definition of BEGGAR-TICKS

1
: bur marigold; also : its prickly achenes

Variants of BEGGAR-TICKS

beg·gar–ticks also beg·gar's–ticks \-gərz-\

First Known Use of BEGGAR-TICKS

circa 1818

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