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european beggar-ticks

 

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Noun european beggar-ticks has 1 sense
  1. European beggar-ticks, trifid beggar-ticks, trifid bur marigold, Bidens tripartita - of temperate Eurasia
    --1 is a kind of bur marigold, burr marigold, beggar-ticks, beggar's-ticks, sticktight

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European Beggar-Ticks

Description:

European Beggar-Ticks, scientifically known as Bidens frondosa, is a species of annual herbaceous plant belonging to the sunflower family. It is native to Europe but has now become widely distributed across various regions of North America. The plant produces small yellow flowers and has distinctive barbed seeds that easily attach to clothing and animal fur.

Part of Speech:

Noun, Verb

Senses and Usages:

Noun - Sense 1:

A plant species of the sunflower family, native to Europe but now prevalent in North America.

Example Sentence: The European Beggar-Ticks can be found along the banks of the nearby creek.

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Noun - Sense 2:

The seeds of the European Beggar-Ticks plant that easily cling to clothing or animal fur.

Example Sentence: The hiker's pants were covered in European Beggar-Ticks after walking through the meadow.

Verb - Sense 1:

To attach or cling onto someone or something like the barbed seeds of the European Beggar-Ticks plant.

Example Sentence: The student unknowingly had European Beggar-Ticks stuck to the back of his shirt.

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