Definitions
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
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Examples
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The snake-head, Chelone glabra, grew close to the shore, while a kind of coreopsis, turning its brazen face to the sun, full and rank, and a tall dull red flower, Eupatorium purpureum, or trumpet-weed, formed the rear rank of the fluvial array.
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DTL such as coreopsis, cosmos, marigold and zinnia, which are all easy to grow from seed.
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DTL such as coreopsis, cosmos, marigold and zinnia, which are all easy to grow from seed.
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Soon the columbine will appear, followed by achillea, wild grasses, coreopsis, daisies, several colors of coneflowers and asters.
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Examples that will do well in the Washington area are black-eyed Susans, purple coneflowers, butterfly weeds, goldenrods, coreopsis, wild and sulphur cosmos, gaillardias and cleome.
Green Scene: Decide now where to start as you plan your garden - seed or plant? Joel M. Lerner 2011
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For now, the memorial includes a field of wild flowers, mainly golden coreopsis and Queen Anne's lace, and a 17-ton sandstone boulder marking the spot where the plane crashed at more than 500 miles per hour.
Memorial in Pennsylvania Still Short on Funds James R. Hagerty 2011
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I have found many coreopsis to be difficult here, but Zagreb will grow anywhere, maybe you should give that one a try.
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Hence, for PINK Knockout roses and catmints, tuck in a few coreopsis 'Moonbeam' directly between the roses and the catmints in an irregular manner.
DOUBLE PINK KNOCKOUT ROSES FOR BEGINNERS Pooky 2009
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And I cheated on the reds because I was out of coreopsis so they are not dyed by me.
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Lance leafed coreopsis and mexican hat come to mind immediately.
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