coneflower

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noun

Any of several similar flowering plants of tribe Heliantheae in order Asterales, in genera Dracopis, Echinacea, Rudbeckia, and Ratibida, that have a cone-shaped disk of florets.

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Meanings

nounconeflower (plural coneflowers)

plural coneflowers

  1. Any of several similar flowering plants of tribe Heliantheae in order Asterales, in genera Dracopis, Echinacea, Rudbeckia, and Ratibida, that have a cone-shaped disk of florets.
  2. Any of certain species of genus Isopogon, in order Proteales, principally of temperate Australia

Origin

From cone + flower.

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Translations

Czech třapatka
  • třapatkaEchinacea
Finnish punahattu, päivänhattu
  • punahattuEchinacea
  • päivänhattuRudbeckia
  • keltahattuRatibida
German Sonnenhut, Sonnenhut
  • SonnenhutEchinacea
  • SonnenhutRudbeckia
  • RudbeckieRudbeckia
Hungarian kasvirág
  • kasvirágEchinacea
Polish jeżówka, rudbekia
  • jeżówkaEchinacea
  • rudbekiaRudbeckia
Romanian mărită-mă-mamă, ruji galbene
  • mărită-mă-mamăRudbeckia
  • ruji galbeneRudbeckia
Cite this entry
APA

coneflower. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coneflower

MLA

“coneflower.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coneflower. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “coneflower,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coneflower.

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