Coreopsis tinctoria

Definitions of Coreopsis tinctoria
  1. noun
    North American annual widely cultivated for its yellow flowers with purple-red to brownish centers; in some classifications placed in a subgenus Calliopsis
    synonyms: calliopsis
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    coreopsis, tick-weed, tickseed, tickweed
    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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