prairie coneflower

1. 1.

   coneflower of central to southwestern United States

   SynonymsRatibida tagetes

   Broaderconeflower

   Part ofRatibida
2. 2.

   plant similar to the Mexican hat coneflower; from British Columbia to New Mexico

   Synonymslong-head coneflowerRatibida columnifera

   Broaderconeflower

   Part ofRatibida

Questions about prairie coneflower

What does prairie coneflower mean?

prairie coneflower means "coneflower of central to southwestern United States". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for prairie coneflower?

Close synonyms include Ratibida tagetes, long-head coneflower, Ratibida columnifera. 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 prairie coneflower a common word?

prairie coneflower is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.