Black-eyed Susan Definition
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noun
Any of several North American herbs of the genus Rudbeckia in the composite family, especially R. hirta, having hairy stems and leaves and showy flower heads with orange-yellow rays and dark purple or brown centers.
American Heritage
Any of several common North American wildflowers of several families (esp. genera Thunbergia and Rudbeckia of the acanthus and composite families) having flowers with yellow petals or bracts around a dark center.
Webster's New World
A tropical African twining herb (Thunbergia alata) cultivated for its showy, usually yellow to orange tubular flowers with dark purple centers.
American Heritage
The flower of any of these plants.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
- bladder ketmia
- flowers-of-an-hour
- flower-of-an-hour
- Hibiscus trionum
- Rudbeckia serotina
- Rudbeckia hirta
- Thunbergia alata
- black-eyed Susan vine
Other Word Forms of Black-eyed Susan
Noun
Singular:
black-eyed Susan
Plural:
black-eyed-susans
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