coneflower

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Definition of coneflower in English English dictionary

Any of several similar but unrelated flowering plants, of the genera Dracopis, Echinacea, Rudbeckia and Ratibida, that have a cone-shaped disk of flowers

{i} plant from the genus Rudbeckia that produces conical flowers (native to North America)

Also, any plant of the related genera Ratibida and Brauneria, the latter usually known as purple coneflower

Any plant of the genus Rudbeckia; so called from the cone-shaped disk of the flower head

any of various plants of the genus Rudbeckia cultivated for their large usually yellow daisies with prominent central cones

Any of three genera (Echinacea, Ratibida, and Rudbeckia). They are weedy plants in the composite family, native to North America. Some species in each genus have reflexed ray flowers. The purple-flowered perennials E. angustifolia and E. purpurea are often cultivated as border plants; they have strong-smelling black roots and hairy stems. These two species, along with E. pallida, are used to prepare an herbal cold and flu remedy called echinacea. Ratibida species have yellow ray flowers and brownish disk flowers. Prairie coneflowers (Ratibida columnaris and R. pinnata) are grown in wildflower gardens. Rudbeckia species have yellow ray flowers and brown or black disk flowers. Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta), thimble-flower (R. bicolor), and cutleaf coneflower (R. laciniata) are grown as border plants

any of various perennials of the eastern United States having thick rough leaves and long-stalked showy flowers with drooping rays and a conelike center

Related Terms

The coneflower

niggerhead

cutleaved coneflower

tall leafy plant with erect branches ending in large yellow flower heads with downward-arching rays; grow in Rocky Mountains south to Arizona and east to the Atlantic coast

long-head coneflower

plant similar to the Mexican hat coneflower; from British Columbia to New Mexico

prairie coneflower

coneflower of central to southwestern United States

Hyphenation

cone·flow·er

Turkish pronunciation

kōnflauır

Pronunciation

/ˈkōnˌflouər/ /ˈkoʊnˌflaʊɜr/