'Calliopsis' definitions:
Definition of 'calliopsis'
From: WordNet
noun
North American annual widely cultivated for its yellow flowers with purple-red to brownish centers; in some classifications placed in a subgenus Calliopsis [syn: calliopsis, Coreopsis tinctoria]
Definition of 'Calliopsis'
From: 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]