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Bidens

Bidens is a genus of flowering plants in the aster family, Asteraceae. The common names beggarticks, black jack, burr marigolds, cobbler's pegs, Spanish needles, stickseeds, tickseeds and tickseed sunflowers refer to the fruits of the plants, most of which are bristly and barbed, with two sharp pappi at the end. The generic name refers to the same character; Bidens comes from the Latin bis ("two") and dens ("tooth").

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Or Fergie Bidens, who drove by every now and then, peeking at the house out of the corner of his eye.

Leslie Bidens wasn't sure what all to make of her unexpected visitor, who'd never before stopped by in the middle of the afternoon—or any other time, for that matter.

Maggody was certainly on the go that week, what with Edwina in Branson, the Bidens planning their trip, and Elsie .