bur marigold : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: bur marigold	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for bur marigold
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
bur marigold n any of several plants of the genus Bidens having yellow flowers and prickly fruits that cling to fur and clothing Synonym(s): bur marigold, burr marigold, beggar-ticks, beggar's-ticks, sticktight
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Marigold \Mar"i*gold\, n. [Mary + gold.] (Bot.) A name for several plants with golden yellow blossoms, especially the {Calendula officinalis} (see {Calendula}), and the cultivated species of {Tagetes}. Note: There are several yellow-flowered plants of different genera bearing this name; as, the {African [or] French marigold} of the genus {Tagetes}, of which several species and many varieties are found in gardens. They are mostly strong-smelling herbs from South America and Mexico: {bur marigold}, of the genus {Bidens}; {corn marigold}, of the genus {Chrysanthemum} ({C. segetum}, a pest in the cornfields of Italy); {fig marigold}, of the genus {Mesembryanthemum}; {marsh marigold}, of the genus {Caltha} ({C. palustris}), commonly known in America as the cowslip. See {Marsh Marigold}. {Marigold window}. (Arch.) See {Rose window}, under {Rose}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bur marigold \Bur" mar"i*gold\ See {Beggar's ticks}.