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Calliopsis
‖
Calˊli-op′sis
,Noun.
[NL., fr. Gr. pref.
καλλι-
(fr. καλόσ
beautiful) + ὄψισ
appearance.] (Bot.)
A popular name given to a few species of the genus
Coreopsis
, especially to Coreopsis tinctoria
of Arkansas. Definition 2024
Calliopsis
Calliopsis
See also: calliopsis
Translingual
Proper noun
Calliopsis f
- (archaic) A taxonomic genus within the family Asteraceae – now Coreopsis sect. Calliopsis.
- A taxonomic genus within the family Andrenidae – the andrenid bees.
Hypernyms
- (genus of bees): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Protostomia - infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa - superphylum; Arthropoda - phylum; Hexapoda - subphylum; Insecta - class; Pterygota - subclass; Neoptera - infraclass; Holometabola - superorder; Hymenoptera - order; Apocrita - suborder; Apoidea - superfamily; Andrenidae - family; Panurginae - subfamily; Protandrenini - tribe
Hyponyms
- (genus of bees): For species see
Calliopsis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
calliopsis
calliopsis
See also: Calliopsis
English
Noun
calliopsis
- A flower of the genus Coreopsis.
- 1996, David Foster Wallace, Infinite Jest, Abacus 2013, p. 80:
- Mario enjoying the smells of the calliopsis alongside the grounds' quincunx paths, the sweetish pines and the briers' yeasty musk […].
- 1996, David Foster Wallace, Infinite Jest, Abacus 2013, p. 80: