The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
stick-tight \stick"-tight`\, n. (Bot.)
1. any of several plants having seeds tipped with barbs that
may cling to fur or clothing, especially those of the
genus Bidens, also called bur marigold,
beggar-ticks, and Beggar's ticks, which have prickly
flattened achenes. --RHUD
[1913 Webster +PJC]
2. a seed from a sticktight[1].
[PJC]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Beggar's ticks \Beg"gar's ticks`\
The bur marigold (Bidens) and its achenes, which are armed
with barbed awns, and adhere to clothing and fleeces with
unpleasant tenacity; -- also called beggar-ticks.
[1913 Webster]