-opsis
a combining form meaning “likeness,” used especially in the names of living organisms and organic structures that resemble the thing named by the initial element:
coreopsis.
-opsis
combining form
indicating a specified appearance or resemblance meconopsis
word origin
from greek opsis sight
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