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beggar's ticks

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.04 in modern English

Syllables
beg-gar's ticks
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Uncountable

Etymology

From 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.

Usage

Inflected Forms

beggartick (alternative) beggarticks (alternative) beggar-ticks (alternative)

Synonyms

bur marigold butterfly needles cobbler's pegs shepherd's needle Spanish needles stickseed tickseed tickseed sunflower

Questions

What does beggar's ticks mean?
The bur marigold (Bidens spp.) and its achenes, which are armed with barbed awns that adhere to clothing.
Where does beggar's ticks come from?
From 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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