(n)North American annual widely cultivated for its yellow flowers with purple-red to brownish centers; in some classifications placed in a subgenus Calliopsis, Syn.Coreopsis tinctoria
‖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 Coreopsis tinctoria of Arkansas. [ 1913 Webster ]
(n)North American annual widely cultivated for its yellow flowers with purple-red to brownish centers; in some classifications placed in a subgenus Calliopsis, Syn.Coreopsis tinctoria
‖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 Coreopsis tinctoria of Arkansas. [ 1913 Webster ]