brown-eyed Susan

American  

[broun-ahyd] / ˈbraʊnˌaɪd /

noun

1. a composite plant, Rudbeckia triloba, of the southeastern U.S., having a single flower with yellow rays darkening to an orange orbrown at the base and a brownish-black disk.

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Etymology

Origin of brown-eyed Susan

An Americanism dating back to 1905–10

Example Sentences

Mr. Woltz wanted to prepare me for the scene that greeted us when we walked through the gateway on Williamsburg Street West: not a traditional park in any sense, but a field of tall grasses sprinkled with blazing star, brown-eyed Susan, purple coneflower, butterflyweed, Queen Anne’s lace and fleabane.

From New York Times

Take a large flower, like the brown-eyed Susan or the sunflower, and draw it in different positions.

From Project Gutenberg