Meanings
Synonyms & antonyms
nounany of numerous plants of the genus Coreopsis having a profusion of showy usually yellow daisylike flowers over long periods; North and South America
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Ancient Greekὄψις“aspect, appearance”
- New Latin-opsis“resembling in appearance”
- Ancient Greekκόρις“bedbug”
- Englishcoreopsis
From New Latin, from Ancient Greek κόρις (kóris, “bedbug”) + New Latin -opsis (“resembling in appearance”), from Ancient Greek ὄψις (ópsis, “aspect, appearance”).
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Bulgarian жълтичка
- жълтичка (žăltička)any of several composite herbs, of genus Coreopsis, typically with bright yellow flowers
Dutch meisjesogen, coreopsis
- meisjesogenany of several composite herbs, of genus Coreopsis, typically with bright yellow flowers
- coreopsisany of several composite herbs, of genus Coreopsis, typically with bright yellow flowers
French coréopsis
- coréopsisany of several composite herbs, of genus Coreopsis, typically with bright yellow flowers
Cite this entry
coreopsis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coreopsis
“coreopsis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coreopsis. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “coreopsis,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coreopsis.
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