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TICKWEED

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does tickweed mean? 

TICKWEED (noun)
  The noun TICKWEED has 1 sense:

1. any of numerous plants of the genus Coreopsis having a profusion of showy usually yellow daisylike flowers over long periods; North and South Americaplay

  Familiarity information: TICKWEED used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


TICKWEED (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Any of numerous plants of the genus Coreopsis having a profusion of showy usually yellow daisylike flowers over long periods; North and South America

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

coreopsis; tick-weed; tickseed; tickweed

Hypernyms ("tickweed" is a kind of...):

herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "tickweed"):

Coreopsis gigantea; giant coreopsis (large treelike shrub having feathery leaves and clusters of large yellow flower heads; coastal southern California)

Coreopsis maritima; sea dahlia (stout herb with flowers one to a stalk; ornamental developed from a Mexican wildflower)

calliopsis; Coreopsis tinctoria (North American annual widely cultivated for its yellow flowers with purple-red to brownish centers; in some classifications placed in a subgenus Calliopsis)

Holonyms ("tickweed" is a member of...):

genus Coreopsis (genus of American plants widely cultivated for their flowers)


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