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-opsis

  1. 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

  1. indicating a specified appearance or resemblance

    meconopsis

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of -opsis1

From the Greek word ópsis appearance, sight
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Word History and Origins

Origin of -opsis1

from Greek opsis sight
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Example Sentences

Amanitopsis is from Aminita and opsis, resembling; so called because it resembles the Amanita.

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