What's the difference between coreopsis and tickseed?

Coreopsis


Definition:

  • (n.) A genus of herbaceous composite plants, having the achenes two-horned and remotely resembling some insect; tickseed. C. tinctoria, of the Western plains, the commonest plant of the genus, has been used in dyeing.

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Tickseed


Definition:

  • (n.) A seed or fruit resembling in shape an insect, as that of certain plants.
  • (n.) Same as Coreopsis.
  • (n.) Any plant of the genus Corispermum, plants of the Goosefoot family.

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