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Coreopsis

Coreopsis Meaning & Definition
Coreopsis Definition And Meaning

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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