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Webster 1913 Edition


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 2024


Calliopsis

Calliopsis

See also: calliopsis

Translingual

Proper noun

Calliopsis f

  1. (archaic) A taxonomic genus within the family Asteraceae – now Coreopsis sect. Calliopsis.
  2. A taxonomic genus within the family Andrenidae – the andrenid bees.

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Hyponyms

calliopsis

calliopsis

See also: Calliopsis

English

Noun

calliopsis

  1. 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 […].