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Cosmos vs Coreopsis - What's the difference?

cosmos | coreopsis |

As nouns the difference between cosmos and coreopsis

is that cosmos is the universe while coreopsis is any of several composite herbs, of genus Coreopsis, typically with bright yellow flowers.

cosmos

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) .

Noun

(wikipedia cosmos) (wikispecies)
  • The universe.
  • * {{quote-magazine, date=2013-08-24, volume=408, issue=8850, magazine=(The Economist)
    • , title= A problem of cosmic proportions , passage=In Dr Wetterich’s picture of the cosmos the redshift others attribute to expansion is, rather, the result of the universe putting on weight. If atoms weighed less in the past, he reasons, the light they emitted then would, in keeping with the laws of quantum mechanics, have been less energetic than the light they emit now.}}
  • An ordered, harmonious whole.
  • Any of various mostly Mexican herbs of the genus Cosmos having radiate heads of variously coloured flowers and pinnate leaves.
    • Related terms
    * cosmetic * cosmonaut

    Etymology 2

    Abbreviation of cosmopolitan

    Noun

    (head)
    • ----

    coreopsis

    English

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • (botany) Any of several composite herbs, of genus Coreopsis , typically with bright yellow flowers.