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Noun sticktight has 2 senses
- 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
--1 is a kind of subshrub, suffrutex
--1 is a member of Bidens, genus Bidens
--1 has parts: spanish needles, beggar-ticks
--1 has particulars:
- sticktight, sticktight flea, Echidnophaga gallinacea - parasitic on especially the heads of chickens
--2 is a kind of flea
--2 is a member of Echidnophaga, genus Echidnophaga
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