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Meaning of CONEFLOWER

Pronunciation:  'kown`flawur

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  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
  2. [n]  any of various plants of the genus Rudbeckia cultivated for their large usually yellow daisies with prominent central cones
 
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 See Also: black-eyed Susan, cutleaved coneflower, Echinacea, flower, genus Echinacea, genus Rudbeckia, Rudbeckia, Rudbeckia hirta, Rudbeckia laciniata, Rudbeckia serotina

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Cone"flow`er\, n.
Any plant of the genus {Rudbeckia}; -- so called from the
cone-shaped disk of the flower head. Also, any plant of the
related genera {Ratibida} and {Brauneria}, the latter usually
known as {purple coneflower}.
 

 

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