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

2 senses of sticktight

Sense 1
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)
       => subshrub, suffrutex -- (low-growing woody shrub or perennial with woody base)

Sense 2
sticktight, sticktight flea, Echidnophaga gallinacea -- (parasitic on especially the heads of chickens)
       => flea -- (any wingless bloodsucking parasitic insect noted for ability to leap)