tickseed

tick·seed

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [tik-seed]
- /ˈtɪkˌsid/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [tik-seed]
- /ˈtɪkˌsid/

Definitions of tickseed word

noun tickseed any of various plants having seeds resembling ticks, as a coreopsis or the bugseed. 1
noun tickseed tick trefoil. 1
noun tickseed coreopsis 0
noun tickseed bur marigold 0

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Origin of tickseed

First appearance:

before 1555

One of the 31% oldest English words

First recorded in 1555-65; tick2 + seed

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Parts of speech for Tickseed

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Tickseed

tickseed popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 50% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

tickseed usage trend in Literature

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