coreopsis Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun any of numerous plants of the genus Coreopsis having a profusion of showy usually yellow daisylike flowers over long periods; North and South America
tickweed; tickseed; tick-weed.
WordNet
Co`re*op"sis noun
Etymology
NL., fr. GR. bug + appearance.Definitions
(Bot.) 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.
