coreopsis tinctoria

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coreopsis tinctoria - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Coreopsis \Co`re*op"sis\ (k[=o]`r[-e]*[o^]p"s[i^]s), prop. n.
     [NL., fr. Gr. ko`ris bug + 'o`psis appearance.] (Bot.)
     A genus of herbaceous composite plants, having the achenes
     two-horned and remotely resembling some insect; tickseed.
     Coreopsis tinctoria, of the Western plains, the commonest
     plant of the genus, has been used in dyeing.
     [1913 Webster]

  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]

coreopsis tinctoria - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Coreopsis tinctoria
      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]