Meaning

6 senses
  1. The flowering annual plant Rudbeckia hirta.

  2. Various other flowering plants:

    Certain other members of the genus Rudbeckia.

  3. Hibiscus trionum in the family Malvaceae.

  4. Any black-eyed Susan vine of species Thunbergia alata, in the family Acanthaceae.

  5. Any member of certain species of the Australian plant genus Tetratheca, particularly Tetratheca hirsuta, members of the family Elaeocarpaceae

  6. (UK)A kind of boiled pudding with currants.

More definitions
  • the state flower of Maryland; of central and southeastern United States; having daisylike flowers with dark centers and yellow to orange rays
  • tropical African climbing plant having yellow flowers with a dark purple center
  • annual weedy herb with ephemeral yellow purple-eyed flowers; Old World tropics; naturalized as a weed in North America

Translations

3 languages

Forms

plural: black-eyed Susans

Synonyms

8 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • the state flower of Maryland; of central and southeastern United States; having daisylike flowers with dark centers and yellow to orange rays:Rudbeckia hirtaRudbeckia serotina
  • tropical African climbing plant having yellow flowers with a dark purple center:black-eyed Susan vineThunbergia alata
  • annual weedy herb with ephemeral yellow purple-eyed flowers; Old World tropics; naturalized as a weed in North America:flower-of-an-hourflowers-of-an-hourbladder ketmiaHibiscus trionum

See also

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