coneflower
Americannoun
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any of several composite plants of Rudbeckia, Echinacea, and other genera, having flowers usually with yellow rays and a brown or black disk.
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any of various allied plants, as the prairie coneflower.
noun
Etymology
Origin of coneflower
Example Sentences
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Have fun with the placement — for example, coneflower petals can become a ballerina’s skirt.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 15, 2023
Jared Gorrell, a graduate student in Tennessee, withdrew his guess on a coneflower identification when John Michael Kelley, a maintenance worker at a state park in Louisiana and recognized expert on the genus, weighed in.
From New York Times ● Dec. 9, 2022
They grew the flowers, which included yarrow and purple coneflower, in a greenhouse.
From Science Magazine ● Mar. 1, 2022
Dried dead flower stalks provide nesting space for insects, and not removing the seed heads of flowers, such as the coneflower Echinacea, provides birds with food.
From Salon ● Jul. 13, 2021
Gently, I settled the first coneflower in the earth and packed the powdery dirt in around the roots.
From "Red Kayak" by Priscilla Cummings
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