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Noun: bur marigold  bur 'mer-u,gówld [N. Amer], bur 'ma-ru,gówld [Brit]
  1. Any of several plants of the genus Bidens having yellow flowers and prickly fruits that cling to fur and clothing
    "The hiker's socks were covered in bur marigold after walking through the field";
    - burr marigold, beggar-ticks, beggar's-ticks, sticktight, stickseed

Derived forms: bur marigolds

Type of: subshrub, suffrutex

Part of: Bidens, genus Bidens

Encyclopedia: Bur marigold