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Definition of Black-eyed susan
1. Noun. Tropical African climbing plant having yellow flowers with a dark purple center.
Group relationships: Genus Thunbergia, Thunbergia
Generic synonyms: Vine
2. Noun. Annual weedy herb with ephemeral yellow purple-eyed flowers; Old World tropics; naturalized as a weed in North America.
Generic synonyms: Hibiscus
3. Noun. The state flower of Maryland; of central and southeastern United States; having daisylike flowers with dark centers and yellow to orange rays.
Group relationships: Genus Rudbeckia, Rudbeckia
Generic synonyms: Coneflower
Definition of Black-eyed susan
1. Noun. A flowering annual plant ''Rudbeckia hirta''; the state flower of Maryland. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Black-eyed Susan
Literary usage of Black-eyed susan
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The English Poets: Selections with Critical Introductions by Thomas Humphry Ward (1921)
"black-eyed susan. All in the Downs the fleet was moored, The streamers waving in
the wind, When black-eyed susan came aboard, ' Oh ! where shall I my true ..."
2. The Harvard Classics by Charles William Eliot (1910)
"black-eyed susan ALL in the Downs the fleet was ... The streamers waving in the
wind, When black-eyed Susan came aboard ; • ' OI where shall I my true-love ..."
3. Poetry for Children by Samuel Eliot (1879)
"black-eyed susan. All in the Downs the fleet was moored, The streamers waving in
the wind, When black-eyed susan came on board, " Oh, where shall I my ..."
4. Plays and Players by Laurence Hutton (1875)
"Theresa, her friend Mrs. Abbott. Carolea, a page Miss Wallis. The whole to conclude
with the Nautical Drama of "black-eyed susan; on, ALL IN THE DOWNS. ..."
5. Handbook of Nature-study for Teachers and Parents, Based on the Cornell by Anna Botsford Comstock (1911)
"THE YELLOW DAISY, OR black-eyed susan Teacher's Story These beautiful, showy
flowers have rich contrasts in their color scheme. ..."
6. English Poetry in Three Volumes;: In Three Volumes ; with Introduction and Notes (1910)
"2jG black-eyed susan ALL in the Downs the fleet was moor'd, The streamers waving
in the wind, When black-eyed Susan came aboard; ' OI where shall I my ..."