n.
Pronunciation: ' käz-m ə s, 1 & 2 also - ˌ m ō s, - ˌ mäs
Function: noun
Etymology: Greek kosmos
Date: 1596
1 a : UNIVERSE 1 b (1) : an orderly harmonious systematic universe ― compare CHAOS (2) : ORDER , HARMONY
2 : a complex orderly self-inclusive system
3 plural cosmos \ -m ə s, -m ə z \ also cos · mos · es \ -m ə -s ə z \ [ New Latin, genus name, from Greek kosmos ] : any of a genus ( Cosmos ) of tropical American composite herbs especially : a widely cultivated tall annual ( C. bipinnatus ) with yellow or red disks and showy ray flowers
cosmos 3