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‖ coreopsis Bot.|kɒriːˈɒpsɪs|
[mod.L., f. Gr. κόρις, κορε- bug + ὄψις appearance, in reference to the bug-like shape of the seed.]
An American genus of Compositæ, several species of which are cultivated for their handsome flowers with yellow or parti-coloured rays.
1753Chambers Cycl. Supp., Coreopsis..the name given by Linnæus to a genus of plants, called by Dillenius..a species of Bidens. 1891Queen 14 Nov. 804/3 The proper time for planting coreopsis seeds. |