Definition of Tickseed

1. 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.


Definition of Tickseed

1. n. A seed or fruit resembling in shape an insect, as that of certain plants.

Definition of Tickseed

1. Noun. A seed or fruit resembling an insect in shape. ¹

2. Noun. A coreopsis. ¹

3. Noun. Any plant of the genus ''Corispermum'', plants of the goosefoot family. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Tickseed

1. a flowering plant [n -S]

Medical Definition of Tickseed

1. 1. A seed or fruit resembling in shape an insect, as that of certain plants. 2. Same as Coreopsis. Any plant of the genus Corispermum, plants of the Goosefoot family. Origin: Tick the insect + seed; cf. G. Wanzensamen, literally, bug seed. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Tickseed

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Literary usage of Tickseed

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Popular Flowers, and how to Cultivate Them by Edward Sprague Rand (1876)
"tickseed. IT has been said that no combination of flowers is complete without yellow; if this is so, Nature is under great obligations to the composite ..."

2. Popular Flowers, and how to Cultivate Them by Edward Sprague Rand (1873)
"tickseed. IT has been said that no combination of flowers is complete without yellow; if this is so, Nature is under great obligations to the composite ..."

3. Report: New York by Otis Stuart (1904)
"C. lanceolata L. Lance-leaved tickseed. C. lanceolata angustifolia T. & G. Sandy shores ... Stiff tickseed. S. Mich., Wright's Cat.; shore of Barren Lake, ..."

4. Southern Wild Flowers and Trees: Together with Shrubs, Vines and Various by Alice Lounsberry (1901)
"C. nudata. tickseed, a rare find indeed, occurs mostly along the coast from ... With Coreopsis rosea, the pink tickseed, which also grows in open swamps ..."

5. The Vascular Flora of Pennsylvania: Annotated Checklist and Atlas by Ann Fowler Rhoads, William M. Klein (1993)
"Wood tickseed Herbaceous perennial Although native as far north as VA, this species is only ... Pink tickseed Herbaceous perennial Moist, open sandy soil. ..."

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