About The Word Coreopsis
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Coreopsis
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What's The Definition Of Coreopsis?
[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
Synonyms | Synonyms for Coreopsis: tickseed | tickweed Related Terms | Find terms related to Coreopsis: See Also | calliopsis | Coreopsis gigantea | Coreopsis maritima | Coreopsis tinctoria | genus Coreopsis | giant coreopsis | herb | herbaceous plant | sea dahlia Coreopsis In Webster's Dictionary \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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