BEGGAR-TICKS


Meaning of BEGGAR-TICKS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈbe-gər-ˌtiks ]

noun plural but singular or plural in construction

also beg·gar's-ticks -gərz-

Date: circa 1818

1. : bur marigold ; also : its prickly achenes

2. : beggar's-lice

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.