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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
    - 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