Definition of Coreopsis

Co`re`op´sis   Pronunciation: kō`rė`ǒp´sĭs
prop. n.1.(Bot.) A genus of herbaceous composite plants, having the achenes two-horned and remotely resembling some insect; tickseed. Coreopsis tinctoria, of the Western plains, the commonest plant of the genus, has been used in dyeing.


Related Words

calliopsis, Coreopsis gigantea, Coreopsis maritima, Coreopsis tinctoria, genus Coreopsis, giant coreopsis, herb, herbaceous plant, sea dahlia, tick-weed, tickseed, tickweed

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