heliopsis
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9.9
A North American plant that lives many years and has large yellow daisy-like flowers
- noun
- /ˌhiːliˈɒpsɪs/
- Specialized
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heliopsis
Examples
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And this is a glorious stand of heliopsis right here.
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And you know, we planted the heliopsis here and the agustaki.
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The heliopsis in my garden bloomed beautifully this summer.
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We admired the bright yellow flowers of the heliopsis as we walked through the park.
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In the wildflower meadow, the heliopsis plants stood out with their large, sunny blooms.
Synonyms
9.2
A group of daisy family flowering plants like small sunflowers
focuses on plants occurring mainly in North America rather than across all Americas
Compounds
Surface Forms
heliopsis singular
heliopsises plural
Etymology
Heliopsis comes from Greek parts helios 'sun' and opsis 'appearance'. The name means 'sun-like appearance', which explains why the plant has large yellow, daisy-like flowers that look like little suns.