cosmos
Americannoun
PLURAL
cosmos, cosmoses-
the world or universe regarded as an orderly, harmonious system.
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a complete, orderly, harmonious system.
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order; harmony.
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any composite plant of the genus Cosmos, of tropical America, some species of which, as C. bipannatus and C. sulphureus, are cultivated for their showy ray flowers.
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(initial capital letter) Also Kosmos. one of a long series of Soviet satellites that have been launched into orbit around the earth.
noun
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012noun
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the world or universe considered as an ordered system
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any ordered system
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harmony; order
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any tropical American plant of the genus Cosmos, cultivated as garden plants for their brightly coloured flowers: family Asteraceae (composites)
Usage
What is the cosmos flower? A cosmos is a flower with brightly colored, raylike petals.The name cosmos can be used for any plant in the genus Cosmos. The plural can be cosmos or cosmoses.Cosmoses are popular in gardens. Two of the best-known species are Cosmos bipannatus and Cosmos sulphureus (known as sulphur cosmos), both of which are cultivated for their flowers.Cosmos flowers vary widely in color. Varieties include yellow, orange, pink, and purple. In some varieties, the petals are notched at the tips.Cosmos are one of the October birth flowers (a flower that’s associated with a particular month in the same way as a birthstone).Example: The display at the botanical garden featured flashy orange cosmoses.
Etymology
Origin of cosmos
First recorded in 1150–1200; Middle English, from Greek kósmos “order, form, arrangement, the world or universe”
Example Sentences
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This model describes the origin and evolution of the cosmos since the Big Bang and assumes a largely uniform distribution of matter.
From Science Daily
When the choreographer Crystal Pite was a child, her father and uncle talked to her about the cosmos.
From New York Times
While it remains difficult to tell just how common such activity may be, the study is a reminder that asteroids across the solar system may be flinging their material out into the cosmos.
From Scientific American
Centuries after the Holy See muzzled Roman Catholic stargazers for questioning the centrality of the Earth in the cosmos, Jesuit astronomers from the Vatican’s in-house observatory are increasingly writing their names in the heavens.
From New York Times
Her trills twinkling, her playing more personal than performative, she followed Beethoven’s leap to the cosmos and remained with him to the whispered final measure.
From New York Times
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