brown-eyed Susan

noun

brown-eyed Su·​san ˈbrau̇-ˌnīd-ˈsü-zᵊn How to pronounce brown-eyed Susan (audio)
: a dark-centered coneflower (Rudbeckia triloba) of eastern North America often having tripartite lower leaves

Examples of brown-eyed Susan in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
My kids helped dig holes and put native plants gently in the ground: ragweed, crystal peak white, coreopsis, goldenrod, brown-eyed Susan, aromatic aster. Lauren Matison, Outside Online, 12 Oct. 2022 Scarlet gaura, wild geranium and brown-eyed Susan join in the festivities, and tall columbines bloom close to the water. Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 24 Feb. 2022

Word History

Etymology

brown-eyed + Susan (as in black-eyed Susan)

First Known Use

1896, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of brown-eyed Susan was in 1896

Dictionary Entries Near brown-eyed Susan

Cite this Entry

“Brown-eyed Susan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brown-eyed%20Susan. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.

Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!