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Noun: coneflower  'kown,flaw(-u)r
  1. Any of various perennials of the eastern United States having thick rough leaves and long-stalked showy flowers with drooping rays and a conelike centre
    "The coneflower attracted butterflies to the garden"
     
  2. Any of various plants of the genus Rudbeckia cultivated for their large usually yellow daisies with prominent central cones
    "Black-eyed Susans, a type of coneflower, bloomed profusely in the meadow"
     
  3. A wildflower of the genus Ratibida
    "The coneflower's drooping petals surrounded a prominent central cone"

Derived forms: coneflowers

Type of: flower, wild flower, wildflower

Part of: Echinacea, genus Echinacea, genus Ratibida, genus Rudbeckia, Ratibida, Rudbeckia

Encyclopedia: Coneflower