| 单词 | beggar-ticks |
| 释义 | beggar-ticks in British English or beggar's-ticks noun (functioning as singular) 1. any of various plants, such as the bur marigold and tick trefoil, having fruits or seeds that cling to clothing, fur, etc 2. the seed or fruit of any of these plants beggar-ticks in American English (ˈbeɡərˌtɪks) nounWord forms: plural -ticks (used with a sing. or pl. v.) Also: beggar's-ticks1. any of several composite plants of the genus Bidens, having rayless yellow flowers and barbed achenes that cling to clothing 2. the achenes of these plants 3. any of several other plants having seeds or fruits that cling to clothing, as thoseof the genus Desmodium Word origin [1850–55, Amer.]This word is first recorded in the period 1850–55. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: boneyard, cloakroom, ethos, muggins, segue |
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