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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Meaning 2
Any of certain species of genus Isopogon, in order Proteales, principally of temperate Australia
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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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Meaning 4
a wildflower of the genus Ratibida
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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