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coneflower

noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Any of several similar flowering plants of tribe Heliantheae in order Asterales, in genera Dracopis, Echinacea, Rudbeckia, and Ratibida, that have a cone-shaped disk of florets.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 2

Any of certain species of genus Isopogon, in order Proteales, principally of temperate Australia

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noun

Meaning 3

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: flower

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noun

Meaning 4

a wildflower of the genus Ratibida

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: wildflower, wild flower

Narrower terms: Mexican hat, Ratibida columnaris, long-head coneflower, prairie coneflower, Ratibida columnifera, Ratibida tagetes

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noun

Meaning 5

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: flower

Narrower terms: black-eyed Susan, Rudbeckia hirta, Rudbeckia serotina, cutleaved coneflower, Rudbeckia laciniata

History

Etymology

From cone + flower.

Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Czech: třapatka — Echinacea
  • Finnish: punahattu — Echinacea
  • German: Sonnenhut — Echinacea
  • Hungarian: kasvirág — Echinacea
  • Polish: jeżówka — Echinacea
  • Finnish: päivänhattu — Rudbeckia
  • German: Sonnenhut — Rudbeckia
  • German: Rudbeckie — Rudbeckia
  • Polish: rudbekia — Rudbeckia
  • Romanian: mărită-mă-mamă — Rudbeckia
  • Romanian: ruji galbene — Rudbeckia
  • Finnish: keltahattu — Ratibida