Found 2 items, similar to tickseed.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: tickseed 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, tick-weed]
English → English (gcide) Definition: 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]