tick-weed

1. 1.

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

   Synonymscoreopsistickseedtickweed

   Broaderherb

   Narrowergiant coreopsissea dahliacalliopsis

   Part ofgenus Coreopsis

Questions about tick-weed

What does tick-weed mean?

tick-weed means "any of numerous plants of the genus Coreopsis having a profusion of showy usually yellow daisylike flowers over long periods; North and South America".

How many syllables are in tick-weed?

tick-weed has 2 syllables: tic-k-weed. The stress falls on "tic".

What is another word for tick-weed?

Close synonyms include coreopsis, tickseed, tickweed. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is tick-weed a common word?

tick-weed is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.