HyperDic: calliopsis

English > 1 sense of the word calliopsis:
NOUNplantcalliopsis, Coreopsis tinctoriaNorth American annual widely cultivated for its yellow flowers with purple-red to brownish centers
English > calliopsis: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningNorth American annual widely cultivated for its yellow flowers with purple-red to brownish centers; in some classifications placed in a subgenus Calliopsis.
SynonymCoreopsis tinctoria
Broadercoreopsis, tickseed, tickweed, tick-weedAny of numerous plants of the genus Coreopsis having a profusion of showy usually yellow daisylike flowers over long periods
Spanishcalliopsis
Catalancalliopsis

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