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GENUS RUDBECKIA
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
North American perennial herbs with showy cone-shaped flower heads
Synonyms:
genus Rudbeckia; Rudbeckia
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("genus Rudbeckia" is a kind of...):
asterid dicot genus (genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs)
Meronyms (members of "genus Rudbeckia"):
coneflower (any of various plants of the genus Rudbeckia cultivated for their large usually yellow daisies with prominent central cones)
black-eyed Susan; Rudbeckia hirta; Rudbeckia serotina (the state flower of Maryland; of central and southeastern United States; having daisylike flowers with dark centers and yellow to orange rays)
cutleaved coneflower; Rudbeckia laciniata (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)
double gold; golden glow; hortensia; Rudbeckia laciniata hortensia (very tall branching herb with showy much-doubled yellow flower heads)
Holonyms ("genus Rudbeckia" is a member of...):
aster family; Asteraceae; Compositae; family Asteraceae; family Compositae (plants with heads composed of many florets: aster; daisy; dandelion; goldenrod; marigold; lettuces; ragweed; sunflower; thistle; zinnia)