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TICKSEED
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I. (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
Synonyms:
coreopsis; tick-weed; tickseed; tickweed
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("tickseed" 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 "tickseed"):
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 ("tickseed" is a member of...):
genus Coreopsis (genus of American plants widely cultivated for their flowers)
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