spanish needles

Noun spanish needles has 2 senses

• spanish needles(n = noun.plant) beggar-ticks - the seed of bur marigolds;
is a part of beggar's-ticks, beggar-ticks, bur marigold, burr marigold, sticktight
is a kind of bur, burr

• spanish needles(n = noun.plant) bidens bipinnata - common bur marigold of the eastern United States;
is a kind of beggar's-ticks, beggar-ticks, bur marigold, burr marigold, sticktight