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WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun sunflower has 1 sense
- sunflower(n = noun.plant) helianthus - any plant of the genus Helianthus having large flower heads with dark disk florets and showy yellow rays; Array is a kind of flower
is a member of genus helianthus
has particulars: helianthus angustifolius, swamp sunflower, common sunflower, helianthus annuus, mirasol, giant sunflower, helianthus giganteus, indian potato, tall sunflower, helianthus laetiflorus, showy sunflower, helianthus maximilianii, maximilian's sunflower, helianthus petiolaris, prairie sunflower, girasol, helianthus tuberosus, jerusalem artichoke, jerusalem artichoke sunflower
CIDE DICTIONARY
sunflower, n.
Any plant of the genus Helianthus ; -- so called probably from the form and color of its flower, which is large disk with yellow rays. The commonly cultivated sunflower is Helianthus annuus , a native of America. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
sunflower, n. any very tall plant of the genus Helianthus, esp. H. annus with very large showy golden-rayed flowers, grown also for its seeds which yield an edible oil.
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