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sun⋅flow⋅er

  [suhn-flou-er]
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–noun
1. any of various composite plants of the genus Helianthus, as H. annuus, having showy, yellow-rayed flower heads often 12 in. (30 cm) wide, and edible seeds that yield an oil with a wide variety of uses: the state flower of Kansas.
2. Also called aster. Furniture. a conventionalized flower motif carved in the center panels of a Connecticut chest.
Origin:
1555–65; trans. of L flōs sōlis flower of the sun
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sun·flow·er   (sŭn'flou'ər)   
n.  

    1. Any of several plants of the genus Helianthus, especially H. annuus, having tall coarse stems and large, yellow-rayed flower heads that produce edible seeds rich in oil.

    2. The seedlike fruit or the seeds of this plant.

  2. A brilliant yellow to strong or vivid orange yellow.

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sunflower 
1562, "heliotrope;" in ref. to the helianthus (introduced to Europe 1510 from America by the Spaniards) it is attested from 1597.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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