black-eyed susan

1. 1.

   tropical African climbing plant having yellow flowers with a dark purple center

   Synonymsblack-eyed Susan vineThunbergia alata

   Broadervine

   Part ofThunbergia
2. 2.

   annual weedy herb with ephemeral yellow purple-eyed flowers; Old World tropics; naturalized as a weed in North America

   Synonymsflower-of-an-hourflowers-of-an-hourbladder ketmiaHibiscus trionum

   Broaderhibiscus
3. 3.

   the state flower of Maryland; of central and southeastern United States; having daisylike flowers with dark centers and yellow to orange rays

   SynonymsRudbeckia hirtaRudbeckia serotina

   Broaderconeflower

   Part ofRudbeckia

Questions about black-eyed susan

What does black-eyed susan mean?

black-eyed susan means "tropical African climbing plant having yellow flowers with a dark purple center". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for black-eyed susan?

Close synonyms include black-eyed Susan vine, Thunbergia alata, flower-of-an-hour, flowers-of-an-hour, bladder ketmia. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is black-eyed susan a common word?

black-eyed susan is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.