coreopsis

[ kawr-ee-op-sis, kohr- ]

/ ˌkɔr iˈɒp sɪs, ˌkoʊr- /

noun

any composite plant of the genus Coreopsis, including familiar garden species having yellow, brownish, or yellow-and-red ray flowers.

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Origin of coreopsis

1745–55; < New Latin < Greek kore- (stem of kóris) bedbug + -opsis -opsis; so named from the shape of seed

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Examples from the Web for coreopsis

Calliopsis (Coreopsis), yellow with red or brown center; two feet; mid-July, until killed by frost.
A Woman's Hardy Garden|Helena Rutherfurd Ely
Coreopsis is pooty, too; that's down the other side of the corn.
Hildegarde's Holiday|Laura E. Richards
She was snipping Coreopsis for the dinner table, but she did it absently, and Jerome noted the heaviness of her eyes.
Different Girls|Various
Blue Bonnet's coreopsis had been rearranged, and put in a charming brown basket.
Blue Bonnet in Boston|Caroline E. Jacobs

Involucre as in Coreopsis, the inner connate to the middle, scarious-margined.
The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States|Asa Gray

British Dictionary definitions for coreopsis

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 called: calliopsis Compare caryopsis

Word Origin for coreopsis

C18: from New Latin, from Greek koris bedbug + -opsis; so called from the appearance of the seed

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