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cosmos

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  1. chaos                 
 
cos.mos \'ka:z-m*s, 1 & 2 also -.mo-s, -.ma:s\ n or cosmos also cos.mos.es 
   [G kosmos, fr. Gk] [NL, genus name, fr. Gk kosmos] 1a: an orderly 
   harmonious systematic universe  1b: ORDER, HARMONY  2: a complex orderly 
   self-inclusive system  pl  3: any of a genus (Cosmos) of tropical American 
   composite herbs; e sp : a widely cultivated tall fall-blooming annual (C. 
   bipinnatus) with yellow or red disks and showy ray flowers