brown-eyed susan

brown-eyed susan
\\| ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ˈsüzən\ noun
Usage: usually capitalized S
Etymology: brown-eyed (from brown (I) + eyed) + Susan (as in black-eyed Susan)
1. : any of certain dark-centered coneflowers of the genus Rudbeckia: as
a. : a black-eyed Susan (R. hirta)
b. : a related Texas herb (R. bicolor)
c. : an herb (R. triloba) of eastern No. America distinguished by tripartite lower leaves
2. : a blanketflower (Gaillardia aristata) of the Rocky mountain area having disk flowers of brownish purple

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/brown"uyd'/
a composite plant, Rudbeckia triloba, of the southeastern U.S., having a single flower with yellow rays darkening to an orange orbrown at the base and a brownish-black disk.
[1905-10, Amer.]

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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