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calliopsis

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cal·li·op·sis  (kl-pss)
n.
A North American annual plant (Coreopsis tinctoria) widely cultivated for its showy flower heads with yellow rays and purple-red to brownish centers.
[New Latin : Greek kalli-, beautiful (from kallos, beauty) + Greek opsis, appearance; see -opsis.]
calliopsis [ˌkælɪˈɒpsɪs]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) another name for coreopsis
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Noun1.calliopsiscalliopsis - North American annual widely cultivated for its yellow flowers with purple-red to brownish centers; in some classifications placed in a subgenus Calliopsis
Coreopsis tinctoria
coreopsis, tick-weed, tickseed, tickweed - any of numerous plants of the genus Coreopsis having a profusion of showy usually yellow daisylike flowers over long periods; North and South America


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