brown-eyed Susan
noun
brown-eyed Su·san
ˈbrau̇-ˌnīd-ˈsü-zᵊn 
: a dark-centered coneflower (Rudbeckia triloba) of eastern North America often having tripartite lower leaves
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My kids helped dig holes and put native plants gently in the ground: ragweed, crystal peak white, coreopsis, goldenrod, brown-eyed Susan, aromatic aster.
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Lauren Matison, Outside Online, 12 Oct. 2022
Scarlet gaura, wild geranium and brown-eyed Susan join in the festivities, and tall columbines bloom close to the water.
—Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 24 Feb. 2022
Lauren Matison, Outside Online, 12 Oct. 2022
Scarlet gaura, wild geranium and brown-eyed Susan join in the festivities, and tall columbines bloom close to the water.
—Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 24 Feb. 2022
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“Brown-eyed Susan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brown-eyed%20Susan. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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