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BLACK-EYED SUSAN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The state flower of Maryland; of central and southeastern United States; having daisylike flowers with dark centers and yellow to orange rays
Synonyms:
black-eyed Susan; Rudbeckia hirta; Rudbeckia serotina
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("black-eyed Susan" is a kind of...):
coneflower (any of various plants of the genus Rudbeckia cultivated for their large usually yellow daisies with prominent central cones)
Holonyms ("black-eyed Susan" is a member of...):
genus Rudbeckia; Rudbeckia (North American perennial herbs with showy cone-shaped flower heads)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Annual weedy herb with ephemeral yellow purple-eyed flowers; Old World tropics; naturalized as a weed in North America
Synonyms:
black-eyed Susan; bladder ketmia; flower-of-an-hour; flowers-of-an-hour; Hibiscus trionum
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Hypernyms ("black-eyed Susan" is a kind of...):
hibiscus (any plant of the genus Hibiscus)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Tropical African climbing plant having yellow flowers with a dark purple center
Synonyms:
black-eyed Susan; black-eyed Susan vine; Thunbergia alata
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Hypernyms ("black-eyed Susan" is a kind of...):
vine (a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface)
Holonyms ("black-eyed Susan" is a member of...):
genus Thunbergia; Thunbergia (a genus of herbs or vines of the family Acanthaceae)
