coreopsis
any composite plant of the genus Coreopsis, including familiar garden species having yellow, brownish, or yellow-and-red ray flowers.
Origin of coreopsis
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How to use coreopsis in a sentence
Calliopsis (coreopsis), yellow with red or brown center; two feet; mid-July, until killed by frost.
A Woman's Hardy Garden | Helena Rutherfurd ElyEvery one knows the coreopsis, which, by continual cutting, will give abundant bloom for three months.
A Woman's Hardy Garden | Helena Rutherfurd ElyCosmos is coming soon, dressed in her very feminine clothes, and the coreopsis has come on ahead.
Vignettes Of San Francisco | Almira BaileyBy the middle of July the calendulas, coreopsis and annual larkspur make a vivid display where the narcissus was before.
Blue Bonnet was free to join Solomon, and to gather a great bunch of the golden-hued coreopsis to adorn the lunch table.
Blue Bonnet in Boston | Caroline E. Jacobs
British Dictionary definitions for coreopsis
/ (ˌkɒrɪˈɒpsɪs) /
any plant of the genus Coreopsis, of America and tropical Africa, cultivated for their yellow, brown, or yellow-and-red daisy-like flowers: family Asteraceae (composites): Also called: calliopsis Compare caryopsis
Origin of coreopsis
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