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rudbeckia definition

☆ rud·beckia (rud bek′ē ə)

noun

any of a genus (Rudbeckia) of perennial North American plants of the composite family, with conical disks and showy yellow, orange, or maroon ray flowers, including the black-eyed Susan

Etymology: ModL, after O. Rudbeck (1630-1702), Swed botanist

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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