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[syn: calliopsis, Coreopsis tinctoria]
The 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]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
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]