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coreopsis
[ kawr-ee-op-sis, kohr- ]
noun
- any composite plant of the genus Coreopsis, including familiar garden species having yellow, brownish, or yellow-and-red ray flowers.
coreopsis
/ ˌkɒrɪˈɒpsɪs /
noun
- any plant of the genus Coreopsis, of America and tropical Africa, cultivated for their yellow, brown, or yellow-and-red daisy-like flowers: family Asteraceae (composites) Also calledcalliopsis Compare caryopsis
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Word History and Origins
Origin of coreopsis1
1745–55; < New Latin < Greek kore- (stem of kóris ) bedbug + -opsis -opsis; so named from the shape of seed
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Word History and Origins
Origin of coreopsis1
C18: from New Latin, from Greek koris bedbug + -opsis ; so called from the appearance of the seed
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Example Sentences
Calliopsis (Coreopsis), yellow with red or brown center; two feet; mid-July, until killed by frost.
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Every one knows the Coreopsis, which, by continual cutting, will give abundant bloom for three months.
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Cosmos is coming soon, dressed in her very feminine clothes, and the coreopsis has come on ahead.
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By the middle of July the calendulas, coreopsis and annual larkspur make a vivid display where the narcissus was before.
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Blue Bonnet was free to join Solomon, and to gather a great bunch of the golden-hued coreopsis to adorn the lunch table.
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