calliopsis

See also: Calliopsis

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Noun

calliopsis

  1. 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 […].
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