tick-weed (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *tick-weed*:
NOUN	plant	tick-weed, coreopsis, tickseed, tickweed	any of numerous plants of the genus Coreopsis having a profusion of showy usually yellow daisylike flowers over long periods

English > *tick-weed*: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
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, tickseed, tickweed
Member of	genus Coreopsis	genus of American plants widely cultivated for their flowers
Narrower	calliopsis, Coreopsis tinctoria	North American annual widely cultivated for its yellow flowers with purple-red to brownish centers
	giant coreopsis, Coreopsis gigantea	large treelike shrub having feathery leaves and clusters of large yellow flower heads
	sea dahlia, Coreopsis maritima	stout herb with flowers one to a stalk
Broader	herb, herbaceous plant	A plant lacking a permanent woody stem
Spanish	coreopsis
Catalan	coreopsis

HyperDic: tick-weed