Calliopsis

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Calliopsis \Cal`li*op"sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. pref. kalli- (fr.
     kalo`s beautiful) + 'o`psis appearance.] (Bot.)
     A popular name given to a few species of the genus
     {Coreopsis}, especially to {Coreopsis tinctoria} of Arkansas.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  calliopsis
       n : North American annual widely cultivated for its yellow
           flowers with purple-red to brownish centers; in some
           classifications placed in a subgenus Calliopsis [syn: {Coreopsis
           tinctoria}]