| Pronunciation: | | `kalee'âpsis
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[n] North American annual widely cultivated for its yellow flowers with purple-red to brownish centers; in some classifications placed in a subgenus Calliopsis |
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CALLIOPSIS is a 10 letter word that starts with C. |
| | Synonyms: | | Coreopsis tinctoria |
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| | See Also: | | coreopsis, tickseed, tickweed |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Cal`li*op"sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. pref. kalli- (fr.
kalo`s beautiful) + 'o`psis appearance.] (Bot.)
A popular name given to a few species of the genus
{Coreopsis}, especially to {C. tinctoria} of Arkansas.
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