bidens Synonyms
Another word for bidens
• noun (Context 1)
Any of various annual or perennial herbaceous flowering plants of the genus Bidens in the family Asteraceae, native primarily to the Americas and cultivated as garden ornamentals for their bright yellow, orange, or white daisy-like blossoms and characteristic two-pronged barbed seeds (also called beggar-ticks or bur-marigolds).
"The hanging baskets on the patio were planted with golden beggarticks that bloomed continuously from spring until the first autumn frost."
• noun (Context 2)
An ancient Roman agricultural implement with two heavy iron prongs or teeth, used as a two-pronged hoe or mattock for breaking up hard soil and cultivating vineyards.
"Roman vineyard workers relied on the iron mattock to loosen compact, stony earth around the roots of the grapevines."
• noun (Context 3)
In ancient Roman religion, a sheep (or occasionally another sacrificial animal) of about two years of age having two prominent permanent incisor teeth, prized as a victim for ritual sacrifice.
"Before the altar of Jupiter, the priest inspected the fleece and teeth of the sheep to ensure the sacrificial sheep met ritual requirements."