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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

COREOPSIS

Co `re *op "sis (k `r-p "ss ), n. Etym: [NL. , fr. GR. (Bot. )

 

Defn: 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.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

coreopsis

co re op sis |ˌkôrēˈäpsəs ˌkɔriˈɑpsəs | noun a plant of the daisy family, cultivated for its rayed, typically yellow, flowers. Also called tickseed. [Genus Coreopsis, family Compositae. ] ORIGIN modern Latin, from Greek koris bug + opsis appearance (because of the shape of the seed ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

coreopsis

coreopsis |ˌkɒrɪˈɒpsɪs | noun ( pl. coreopses ) a plant of the daisy family, which is cultivated for its rayed, typically yellow, flowers. Also called tickseed. Genus Coreopsis, family Compositae. ORIGIN modern Latin, from Greek koris bug + opsis appearance (because of the shape of the seed ).

 

Spanish Dictionary

coreopsis

coreopsis nombre femenino Planta herbácea rústica ornamental, de flores generalmente amarillas, empleada en jardinería; crece en California y México .El plural es coreopsis .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

coreopsis

co re op sis /kɔ̀ːriɑ́psɪs |kɔ̀riɔ́p -/名詞 C 〘植 〙ハルシャギク .