coreopsis, tickseed, tickweed, tick-weed
(noun) any of numerous plants of the genus Coreopsis having a profusion of showy usually yellow daisylike flowers over long periods; North and South America
Source: WordNet® 3.1
coreopsis (plural coreopses or coreopsises)
Any of several composite herbs, of genus Coreopsis, typically with bright yellow flowers.
Source: Wiktionary
Co`re*op"sis (k`r-p"ss), n. Etym: [NL., fr. GR. (Bot.)
Definition: A genus of herbaceous composite plants, having the achenes two- horned and remotely resembling some insect; tickseed. C. tinctoria, of the Western plains, the commonest plant of the genus, has been used in dyeing.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
7 January 2025
(adverb) in an uninformative manner; “‘I can’t tell you when the manager will arrive,’ he said rather uninformatively”
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
