ˈkäzməs; in senses 1 & 2 also -ˌmōs or -ˌmäs noun
Etymology: German kosmos, from Greek, order, ornament, universe
1. -es
a. : the universe conceived as an orderly and harmonious system — contrasted with chaos
b. : order , harmony
2. -es : a self-inclusive system characterized by order and harmony amid complexity of detail
3. capitalized
[New Latin, from Greek kosmos ]
: a genus of tropical American herbs (family Compositae) having opposite leaves, flowers solitary in loose corymbose panicles, and flower heads with prominent rays most cultivated varieties of which are derived from a Mexican species ( C. bipinnatus ) and are popular fall-blooming annuals
4. plural cosmos -məs, -məz also cosmoses : any plant or flower of the genus Cosmos