COREOPSIS


Meaning of COREOPSIS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌkȯr-ē-ˈäp-səs ]

noun

( plural coreopsis )

Etymology: New Latin, genus name, from Greek koris bedbug + New Latin -opsis; akin to Greek keirein to cut — more at shear

Date: circa 1753

: any of a genus ( Coreopsis ) of widely cultivated composite herbs with showy often yellow flower heads and pinnately lobed or dissected leaves

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