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beggar–ticks

noun plural but singular or plural in construction beg·gar–ticks \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-\
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First Known Use of BEGGAR-TICKS

circa 1818

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