Tickseed \Tick"seed`\, n. [Tick the insect + seed; cf. G.
wanzensamen, literally, bug seed.]
1. A seed or fruit resembling in shape an insect, as that of
certain plants.
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2. (Bot.) (a) Same as Coreopsis. (b) Any plant of the genus Corispermum, plants of the
Goosefoot family.
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Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |