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cosmos

cosmos

5 6.8
A garden flower that has bright daisy-like blooms
  • noun
  • /ˈkɒzməs/
  • Specialized
translation icon : cosmos (planta)
  • Her garden was filled with colorful cosmos that bloomed beautifully all summer.

Examples

  • And where have cosmos been all my life? -

  • There's some zinnias and cosmos, a ton of dahlias.

  • Taking out his pocketknife, he stopped at their bed of cosmos and cut several stems.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • A week later, a profusion of sunset cosmos follows.

  • If anyone wants to send me pink cupcakes, chocolate, cosmos, and puppies, I would welcome them.

    Blog text (10)
  • Her garden had old-fashioned flowers, bright colored, a little wild: marigold, cosmos, foxglove, phlox.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • My father and I have the bed-and-breakfast place behind the picket fence, across from Our Lady of the Harbor, with hip-high Shasta daisies and cosmos filling the small space between the house and the fence, separating us from the street.

    Fiction book (2000)
  • In the flower bed, bright pink cosmos swayed gently in the breeze, attracting bees and butterflies.

  • Every year, we plant cosmos for their vibrant flowers that add charm to our backyard.

Synonyms

cosmea
vscosmos
9.9

A garden flower like a daisy with bright petals and feathery leaves

is the whole genus native to Mexico with pinnate leaves and daisy blooms

Surface Forms

cosmos singular
cosmoses plural

Etymology

Cosmos for the flower also comes from the Greek kosmos meaning 'ornament', because people thought the bright, well-arranged blooms looked like pretty decorations, so the name reminds you these are garden flowers grown for their beauty.