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Noun beggar-ticks has 2 senses

spanish needles, beggar-ticks - the seed of bur marigolds
--₁ is a kind of bur, burr
--₁ is a part of
bur marigold, burr marigold, beggar-ticks, beggar's-ticks, sticktight

bur marigold, burr marigold, beggar-ticks, beggar's-ticks, sticktight - any of several plants of the genus Bidens having yellow flowers and prickly fruits that cling to fur and clothing
--₂ is a kind of subshrub, suffrutex
--₂ is a member of Bidens, genus Bidens
--₂ has parts: spanish needles, beggar-ticks
--₂ has particulars:

spanish needles, Bidens bipinnata; tickseed sunflower, Bidens coronata, Bidens trichosperma; European beggar-ticks, trifid beggar-ticks, trifid bur marigold, Bidens tripartita; swampy beggar-ticks, Bidens connata