| Noun | 1. | Ratibida - genus of perennial wildflowers of North American plains and prairies; often cultivated for their showy flower headsasterid dicot genus - genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs Mexican hat, Ratibida columnaris - coneflower with flower heads resembling a Mexican hat with a tall red-brown disk and drooping yellow or yellow and red-brown rays; great plains along base of Rocky Mountains | |