Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun spanish_needles

2 senses of spanish needles

Sense 1
Spanish needles, beggar-ticks -- (the seed of bur marigolds)
       => bur, burr -- (seed vessel having hooks or prickles)

Sense 2
Spanish needles, Bidens bipinnata -- (common bur marigold of the eastern United States)
       => bur marigold, burr marigold, beggar-ticks, beggar's-ticks, sticktight -- (any of several plants of the genus Bidens having yellow flowers and prickly fruits that cling to fur and clothing)