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

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

From Text Books of Art Education, Book IV (of 7) by Froehlich, Hugo B.