Meaning

1 senses
  1. Any of several composite herbs, of genus Coreopsis, typically with bright yellow flowers.

    any of numerous plants of the genus Coreopsis having a profusion of showy usually yellow daisylike flowers over long periods; North and South America

Translations

1 languages

Origin

From New Latin, from Ancient Greek κόρις (kóris, “bedbug”) + New Latin -opsis (“resembling

From New Latin, from Ancient Greek κόρις (kóris, “bedbug”) + New Latin -opsis (“resembling in appearance”), from Ancient Greek ὄψις (ópsis, “aspect, appearance”).

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Forms

plural: coreopses / coreopsises
Singularcoreopsis
Pluralcoreopses / coreopsises

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • any of numerous plants of the genus Coreopsis having a profusion of showy usually yellow daisylike flowers over long periods; North and South America:tickseedtickweedtick-weed

See also

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