rudbeckia

[Named after Olaus Rudbeck and his son, Profe ors of botany in the University of Upsal; the former died 1702.1 Bot .: The typical genus of Rudbeckiese (q. v.). Handsome border annuals or perennials from North America. rud-běck-i-e-æ, s . pl . [Mod. Lat. rudbecki ( a ); Lat. fem. pl. adj. suff. -eœ .] Bot.: A sub-tribe of composites, tribe Senecion idee. rudd, s. [From its ruddy coloration.] Ichthy.: Leuciscus erythrophthalmus, the Redeye (q. v.). *rŭdde, s. [A. S. rudu redne .] Complexion. "His rudde is like scarlet in grain." Chaucer: C. Т., 13,594.