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Definition of tickseed in English: tickseednounˈtɪksiːd North American another term for coreopsis Example sentencesExamples - Look closely at the beautiful flowers common to this region including tickseeds and wild petunias.
- All tickseeds in Florida, except Swamp Tickseed, have yellow ray flowers.
- They were continuing to center their nectaring activities on tickseeds, thistles, and goldenrod.
- The flowers (especially the middle) look like some tickseeds, but the leaves look much more like a helianthus.
- Many other tickseeds have similar flowers, but differ vegetatively and ecologically.
Origin Mid 16th century: so named because of the resemblance of the seed to a parasitic tick. Definition of tickseed in US English: tickseednounˈtiksēd North American another term for coreopsis Example sentencesExamples - Look closely at the beautiful flowers common to this region including tickseeds and wild petunias.
- The flowers (especially the middle) look like some tickseeds, but the leaves look much more like a helianthus.
- They were continuing to center their nectaring activities on tickseeds, thistles, and goldenrod.
- All tickseeds in Florida, except Swamp Tickseed, have yellow ray flowers.
- Many other tickseeds have similar flowers, but differ vegetatively and ecologically.
Origin Mid 16th century: so named because of the resemblance of the seed to a parasitic tick. |