coneflower

/ˈkoʊnˌflaʊər/

Other forms: coneflowers

Definitions of coneflower

1. noun

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

   Rudbeckia hirta, Rudbeckia serotina, black-eyed Susan

   the state flower of Maryland; of central and southeastern United States; having daisylike flowers with dark centers and yellow to orange rays

   Rudbeckia laciniata, 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

   Rudbeckia laciniata hortensia, double gold, golden glow, hortensia

   very tall branching herb with showy much-doubled yellow flower heads

   type of:

   flower

   a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
2. noun

   a wildflower of the genus Ratibida
   types:

   Mexican hat, Ratibida columnaris

   coneflower with flower heads resembling a Mexican hat with a tall red-brown disk and drooping yellow or yellow and red-brown rays; grows in the great plains along base of Rocky Mountains

   Ratibida columnifera, long-head coneflower, prairie coneflower

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

   Ratibida tagetes, prairie coneflower

   coneflower of central to southwestern United States

   type of:

   wild flower, wildflower

   wild or uncultivated flowering plant
3. noun

   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
   type of:

   flower

   a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms