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Calliopsis
‖
Calˊli-op′sis
,Noun.
 [NL., fr. Gr. pref. 
καλλι- 
(fr. καλόσ 
beautiful) + ὄψισ 
appearance.] (Bot.) 
A popular name given to a few species of the genus 
Coreopsis
, especially to Coreopsis tinctoria 
of Arkansas. Definition 2025
Calliopsis
Calliopsis
See also: calliopsis
Translingual
Proper noun
Calliopsis f
- (archaic) A taxonomic genus within the family Asteraceae – now Coreopsis sect. Calliopsis.
- A taxonomic genus within the family Andrenidae – the andrenid bees.
Hypernyms
- (genus of bees): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Protostomia - infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa - superphylum; Arthropoda - phylum; Hexapoda - subphylum; Insecta - class; Pterygota - subclass; Neoptera - infraclass; Holometabola - superorder; Hymenoptera - order; Apocrita - suborder; Apoidea - superfamily; Andrenidae - family; Panurginae - subfamily; Protandrenini - tribe
Hyponyms
-  (genus of bees): For species see  Calliopsis on  Wikispecies.Wikispecies Calliopsis on  Wikispecies.Wikispecies
calliopsis
calliopsis
See also: Calliopsis
English
Noun
calliopsis
-  A flower of the genus Coreopsis.
-  1996, David Foster Wallace, Infinite Jest, Abacus 2013, p. 80:
- Mario enjoying the smells of the calliopsis alongside the grounds' quincunx paths, the sweetish pines and the briers' yeasty musk […].
 
 
-  1996, David Foster Wallace, Infinite Jest, Abacus 2013, p. 80: