calliopsis Meaning, Definition & Usage

  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
    Coreopsis tinctoria.

WordNet

Cal`li*op"sis noun
Etymology
NL., fr. Gr. pref. - (ir. beautiful) + appearance.
Definitions
  1. (Bot.) A popular name given to a few species of the genus Careopsis, especially to C. tinctoria of Arkansas.

Webster 1913