black-eyed Susann.

Brit.

/ˌblakʌɪd ˈsuːzn/, U.S.

/ˌblækˌaɪd ˈsuzn/

Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: black-eyed adj., proper name Susan.

Etymology: < black-eyed adj. + the female forename Susan, perhaps after black-eyed Susan, the name of a character in English ballads (1719 or earlier).

1. Any of various plants having pale flowers with dark centres, esp. the East African climbing plant Thunbergia alata (family Acanthaceae) of East Africa, and the North American rudbeckia Rudbeckia hirta, both commonly cultivated as garden plants.

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the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > names applied to various flowers

heliotropec1000

flower jaunette1423

helichrysum1551

sunflower1562

Armeria1578

hyacinth1578

pimpernel1578

vaccin1589

heliochryse1593

purple1604

sunflower1622

mayflower1626

starflower1629

bluebottle1648

pink1731

trumpet-flower1732

fly-wort1753

witches' thimbles1820

honey plant1824

black-eyed Susan1836

shell-flower1845

pincushion1847

pincushion flower1856

nightingale1862

garland-flower1866

paper-white1880

1836 T. Willats Florist Cultivator 264/2 Black-eyed Susan, 2s. 6d.

1891 Cent. Dict. at Thunbergia The hardy annual T. alata, known locally by the name black-eyed Susan from its buff, orange, or white flowers with a purplish black center.

1900 C. Bennett in W. D. Drury Bk. Gardening xv. 696 T. alata, with a buff-yellow corolla, and a very dark eye nearly approaching black (hence the common name Black-eyed Susan).

1906 H. D. Pittman Belle of Bluegrass Country xvi. 241 I found all of the waste places now covered with black-eyed susans.

1956 A. M. Coats Flowers & their Hist. 226 ‘Black-eyed Susan’ (the annual R. hirta) immigrated in 1714.

2003 J. Eastman Bk. of Field & Roadside 117 Black-eyed Susans, the commonest coneflowers of all,..sometimes gain colorful pest status in summer fields.

2. U.S. regional (western). A revolver.

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society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device for discharging missiles > firearm > small-arm > [noun] > pistol > revolver

revolving pistol1839

revolver1844

black-eyed Susan1869

squirter1935

1869 Overland Monthly Aug. 126/1 [South-western slang] Among names of revolvers I remember the following: Meat in the Pot,..Black-eyed Susan, [etc.].

1889 J. S. Farmer Americanisms Black-eyed Susan.—Texan for a revolver.

1987 J. Klein T Bone n Weasel 12 Dig out that black-eyed susan o yours.

2003 C. Ricks Dylan's Visions Sin 444 It would be morbid..to wince from the knowledge that a black-eyed Susan is slang for a revolver.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	black-eyed susan
释义	black-eyed Susann. Brit. /ˌblakʌɪd ˈsuːzn/, U.S. /ˌblækˌaɪd ˈsuzn/ Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: black-eyed adj., proper name Susan. Etymology: < black-eyed adj. + the female forename Susan, perhaps after black-eyed Susan, the name of a character in English ballads (1719 or earlier). 1. Any of various plants having pale flowers with dark centres, esp. the East African climbing plant Thunbergia alata (family Acanthaceae) of East Africa, and the North American rudbeckia Rudbeckia hirta, both commonly cultivated as garden plants. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > names applied to various flowers heliotropec1000 flower jaunette1423 helichrysum1551 sunflower1562 Armeria1578 hyacinth1578 pimpernel1578 vaccin1589 heliochryse1593 purple1604 sunflower1622 mayflower1626 starflower1629 bluebottle1648 pink1731 trumpet-flower1732 fly-wort1753 witches' thimbles1820 honey plant1824 black-eyed Susan1836 shell-flower1845 pincushion1847 pincushion flower1856 nightingale1862 garland-flower1866 paper-white1880 1836 T. Willats Florist Cultivator 264/2 Black-eyed Susan, 2s. 6d. 1891 Cent. Dict. at Thunbergia The hardy annual T. alata, known locally by the name black-eyed Susan from its buff, orange, or white flowers with a purplish black center. 1900 C. Bennett in W. D. Drury Bk. Gardening xv. 696 T. alata, with a buff-yellow corolla, and a very dark eye nearly approaching black (hence the common name Black-eyed Susan). 1906 H. D. Pittman Belle of Bluegrass Country xvi. 241 I found all of the waste places now covered with black-eyed susans. 1956 A. M. Coats Flowers & their Hist. 226 ‘Black-eyed Susan’ (the annual R. hirta) immigrated in 1714. 2003 J. Eastman Bk. of Field & Roadside 117 Black-eyed Susans, the commonest coneflowers of all,..sometimes gain colorful pest status in summer fields. 2. U.S. regional (western). A revolver. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device for discharging missiles > firearm > small-arm > [noun] > pistol > revolver revolving pistol1839 revolver1844 black-eyed Susan1869 squirter1935 1869 Overland Monthly Aug. 126/1 [South-western slang] Among names of revolvers I remember the following: Meat in the Pot,..Black-eyed Susan, [etc.]. 1889 J. S. Farmer Americanisms Black-eyed Susan.—Texan for a revolver. 1987 J. Klein T Bone n Weasel 12 Dig out that black-eyed susan o yours. 2003 C. Ricks Dylan's Visions Sin 444 It would be morbid..to wince from the knowledge that a black-eyed Susan is slang for a revolver. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1836
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