Meaning of COREOPSIS
| Pronunciation: | | `kowree'âpsis
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| | Definition: | | [n] any of numerous plants of the genus Coreopsis having a profusion of showy usually yellow daisylike flowers over long periods; North and South America |
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| | Synonyms: | | tickseed, tickweed |
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| | See Also: | | calliopsis, Coreopsis gigantea, Coreopsis maritima, Coreopsis tinctoria, genus Coreopsis, giant coreopsis, herb, herbaceous plant, sea dahlia | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Co`re*op"sis\ (k?`r?-?p"s?s), n. [NL., fr. Gr. ????
bug + ??? appearance.] (Bot.)
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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