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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun Any of various plants of the genus Coreopsis in the composite family, chiefly of North America, having showy radiate flower heads with yellow or, rarely, purplish flowers.

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  • noun botany Any of several composite herbs, of genus Coreopsis, typically with bright yellow flowers.

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[New Latin Coreopsis, genus name : Greek koris, bedbug; see sker- in Indo-European roots + –opsis.]

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New Latin, from Ancient Greek κόρις (koris, "bedbug") + New Latin -opsis ("resembling in appearnce"), from Ancient Greek ὄψις (opsis, "aspect", "appearance")

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