North and South America

• Garden flower
• Any of numerous plants of the genus Coreopsis having a profusion of showy usually yellow daisylike flowers over long periods

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. any of numerous plants of the genus Coreopsis having a profusion of showy usually yellow daisylike flowers over long periods; North and South America [syn: tickseed , tickweed , tick-weed ]

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Coreopsis is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae . Common names include calliopsis and tickseed , a name shared with various other plants .

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context botany English) Any of several composite herbs, of genus ''Coreopsis'', typically with bright yellow flowers.

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Coreopsis \Co`re*op"sis\ (k[=o]`r[-e]*[o^]p"s[i^]s), prop. n. [NL., fr. Gr. ko`ris bug + 'o`psis appearance.] (Bot.) A genus of herbaceous composite plants, having the achenes two-horned and remotely resembling some insect; tickseed. Coreopsis tinctoria ...