What does tickseed mean?we found 3 entries for the meaning of tickseed
 

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. [1913 Webster]

2. (Bot.)
   (a) Same as Coreopsis.
   (b) Any plant of the genus Corispermum, plants of the Goosefoot family. [1913 Webster]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

 

tickseed

noun

any of numerous plants of the genus Coreopsis having a profusion of showy usually yellow daisylike flowers over long periods; North and South America [syn: coreopsis, tickweed, tick-weed]

Source: WordNet (r) 2.0
 

 

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.

2. (Bot.)
   (a) Same as Coreopsis.
   (b) Any plant of the genus Corispermum, plants of the Goosefoot family.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

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