‖Co′re‐op″sis (kō′rē̍‐ŏp″sĭs), n. [NL., fr. Gr. κόρισ bug + ὄψισ appearance.] (Bot.) 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.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.