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tickseed |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: tickseed n : 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}]
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