Coreopsis
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 Any of several composite herbs, of genus Coreopsis, typically with bright yellow flowers.
- 2 any of numerous plants of the genus Coreopsis having a profusion of showy usually yellow daisylike flowers over long periods; North and South America wordnet
Etymology
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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