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black-eyed Susan

black-eyed Susan noun: the flowering annual plant Rudbeckia hirta.

black-eyed susan: the flowering annual plant Rudbeckia hirta
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Noun

black-eyed Susan (plural black-eyed Susans)

  1. The flowering annual plant Rudbeckia hirta.
  2. Certain other members of the genus Rudbeckia.
  3. Hibiscus trionum in the family Malvaceae.
  4. Any black-eyed Susan vine of species Thunbergia alata, in the family Acanthaceae.
  5. Any member of certain species of the Australian plant genus Tetratheca, particularly Tetratheca hirsuta, members of the family Elaeocarpaceae
  6. (UK) A kind of boiled pudding with currants.

Forms of black-eyed Susan

pluralblack-eyed Susans

Questions about black-eyed Susan

What does black-eyed Susan mean?
Black-eyed Susan means the flowering annual plant Rudbeckia hirta.
What part of speech is black-eyed Susan?
Black-eyed Susan is a noun.
What is the plural of black-eyed Susan?
The plural of black-eyed Susan is black-eyed Susans.

Words near black-eyed Susan in the dictionary

  1. black-eyed
  2. black-eyed bean
  3. black-eyed beans
  4. black-eyed pea
  5. black-eyed peas
  6. black-eyed Susan
  7. black-eyed Susans
  8. black-faced bunting
  9. black-faced buntings
  10. black-faced cormorant
  11. black-faced cormorants

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