CALLIOPSIS - Definition

Pronunciation:		`kalee'âpsis
WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[n] North American annual widely cultivated for its yellow flowers with purple-red to brownish centers; in some classifications placed in a subgenus Calliopsis

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	Synonyms:	Coreopsis tinctoria

	See Also:	coreopsis, tickseed, tickweed

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\Cal`li*op"sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. pref. kalli- (fr. kalo`s beautiful) + 'o`psis appearance.] (Bot.) A popular name given to a few species of the genus {Coreopsis}, especially to {C. tinctoria} of Arkansas.