tickseed

noun

tick·​seed ˈtik-ˌsēd 

: coreopsis

Examples of tickseed in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Sun Exposure: Full Soil Type: Well-draining Soil pH: 6.0-7.0 Sunny and long-blooming, coreopsis (or tickseed) is a low-maintenance perennial that deer rarely touch. —Steve Bender, Southern Living, 15 May 2024

Featuring native plantings, the garden includes eastern redbuds, winterberry holly, hibiscus, little blue stem, arrowwood, coreopsis tickseed, cone flower and bee balm. —John Benson, cleveland, 24 July 2023

There are also several hefty new tickseeds (Coreopsis) available, including Gold Standard, Summer Sunshine and Gilded Lace. —Tovah Martin, Washington Post, 20 Apr. 2023

Coreopsis is also called tickseed. —Calvin Finch, San Antonio Express-News, 11 June 2021

These include columbine, bee balm, blanket flower, campanula, lavender, peonies, salvia, speedwell, and tickseed. —Arricca Elin Sansone, Country Living, 8 Nov. 2022

Some perennials such as Zagreb threadleaf tickseed (Coreopsis verticillata) will continue to expand and take over sections of your bed without occasional dividing. —Tim Johnson, chicagotribune.com, 16 Apr. 2022

These included milkweed, tickseed, corkystem passionflower, firebush, Virginia snakeroot and blue porterweed. —Amanda Klarsfeld, sun-sentinel.com, 23 Sep. 2020

Word History

Etymology

tick entry 3

First Known Use

circa 1760, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for tickseed

• accede
• agreed
• airspeed
• alkyd
• bindweed
• chickweed
• concede
• decreed
• duckweed
• exceed
• flaxseed
• impede