Tick-weed (Noun)
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.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The field was filled with tick-weed, its bright yellow petals swaying gently in the breeze.
- The gardener planted a patch of tick-weed in the front yard, which bloomed beautifully throughout the summer.
- Tick-weed is a common sight in meadows and along roadsides, particularly in the southeastern United States.
- The children loved playing among the tall stalks of tick-weed that grew in the abandoned lot near their home.
- After the storm, the tick-weed plants in the garden were bent and battered, but still managed to bloom a few days later.