Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A genus of plants, of the natural order Compositæ.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- proper noun (Bot.) A genus of herbaceous composite plants, having the achenes two-horned and remotely resembling some insect; tickseed.
Coreopsis tinctoria , of the Western plains, the commonest plant of the genus, has been used in dyeing.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun any of numerous plants of the genus Coreopsis having a profusion of showy usually yellow daisylike flowers over long periods; North and South America
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Examples
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Coreopsis 'Redshift' - give it sun and excellent drainage and your days will be brighened by these cheery red-and-yellow daisies all summer long.
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The lilies in the centers are new last year and Coreopsis ‘Zagreb’ was added as filler.
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Coreopsis verticillata ‘Zagreb’ has been added to edge the walk and encouraged to spread to the rest of the sunny areas.
No Mow « Fairegarden 2010
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I quite trying with the fancy Coreopsis ones, but we do have Moonbeam.
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The mix they usually use in Texas contains Bluebonnets, Indian Paintbrush, Coreopsis, and Gaillardia or Indian Blanket.
Mystery Flower 2007
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The mix they usually use in Texas contains Bluebonnets, Indian Paintbrush, Coreopsis, and Gaillardia or Indian Blanket.
Mystery Flower 2007
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The mix they usually use in Texas contains Bluebonnets, Indian Paintbrush, Coreopsis, and Gaillardia or Indian Blanket.
Mystery Flower 2007
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The mix they usually use in Texas contains Bluebonnets, Indian Paintbrush, Coreopsis, and Gaillardia or Indian Blanket.
Mystery Flower 2007
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The mix they usually use in Texas contains Bluebonnets, Indian Paintbrush, Coreopsis, and Gaillardia or Indian Blanket.
Mystery Flower 2007
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The mix they usually use in Texas contains Bluebonnets, Indian Paintbrush, Coreopsis, and Gaillardia or Indian Blanket.
Mystery Flower 2007
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