calliopsis

2 definitions found

calliopsis - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Calliopsis \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 Coreopsis tinctoria of Arkansas.
     [1913 Webster]

calliopsis - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  calliopsis
      n 1: North American annual widely cultivated for its yellow
           flowers with purple-red to brownish centers; in some
           classifications placed in a subgenus Calliopsis [syn:
           calliopsis, Coreopsis tinctoria]