coneflower

cone·flow·er

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kohn-flou-er]
- /ˈkoʊnˌflaʊ ər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kohn-flou-er]
- /ˈkoʊnˌflaʊ ər/

Definitions of coneflower word

noun coneflower any North American plant of the genera Rudbeckia, Ratibida, and Echinacea, which have rayed flowers with a conelike centre: family Asteraceae (composites) 3
noun coneflower any of several genera (esp. Rudbeckia, Ratibida, and Echinacea) of showy plants of the composite family, having cone-shaped receptacles, as the black-eyed Susan 3
noun coneflower any of several composite plants of Rudbeckia, Echinacea, and other genera, having flowers usually with yellow rays and a brown or black disk. 1
noun coneflower any of various allied plants, as the prairie coneflower. 1
noun coneflower A North American plant of the daisy family that has flowers with conelike disks that appear to consist of soft spines. 1
noun coneflower Any of several similar but unrelated flowering plants, of the genera Dracopis, Echinacea, Rudbeckia, and Ratibida, that have a cone-shaped disk of flowers. 0

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Origin of coneflower

First appearance:

before 1810

One of the 40% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1810-20; cone + flower

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Parts of speech for Coneflower

noun

adjective

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adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

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coneflower popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 47% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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