Coreopsis
Pronunciation : Co`re*op"sis (k`r-p"ss)
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [NL., fr. GR. (Bot.)
Definition : Defn: A genus of herbaceous composite plants, having the achenes two- horned and remotely resembling some insect; tickseed. C. tinctoria, of the Western plains, the commonest plant of the genus, has been used in dyeing.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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