black-eyed Susan

See also: black eyed susan

English

a black-eyed Susan

Noun

black-eyed Susan (plural black-eyed Susans)

1. The flowering annual plant Rudbeckia hirta; the state flower of Maryland, United States.
2. Various other flowering plants:
   1. Certain other members of the genus Rudbeckia.
   2. Hibiscus trionum in the family Malvaceae.
   3. The black-eyed Susan vine, Thunbergia alata, in the family Acanthaceae.
   4. Some members of the Australian plant genus Tetratheca, particularly Tetratheca hirsuta, members of the family Elaeocarpaceae
3. (UK, cooking) A kind of boiled pudding with currants.

Translations

Rudbeckia hirta

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 黑心金光菊 (hēixīn jīnguāngjú), 黑心菊 (hēixīnjú)

• Finnish: kesäpäivänhattu
• French: Suzanne aux yeux noirs
• Spanish: Susana de ojos negros

See also

• brown-eyed Susan

References

• black-eyed Susan on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Rudbeckia hirta on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• black-eyed Susan at USDA Plants database