sunflower
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ər noun
1.
any of various composite plants of the genus Helianthus, as H. annuus, having showy, yellow-rayed flower heads often 12 inches (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; translation of Latin flōs sōlis flower of the sun
1555–65; translation of Latin flōs sōlis flower of the sun
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| 1. | See also Jerusalem artichoke any of several American plants of the genus Helianthus, esp H. annuus, having very tall thick stems, large flower heads with yellow rays, and seeds used as food, esp for poultry: family Asteraceae (composites) |
| 2. | sunflower seed oil the oil extracted from sunflower seeds, used as a salad oil, in the manufacture of margarine, etc |
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Sunflower
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Word Origin & History
sunflower
1562, "heliotrope;" in ref. to the helianthus (introduced to Europe 1510 from America by the Spaniards) it is attested from 1597.
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Example sentences
Mine is the wild-type sunflower, native to the plains.
Downy mildew is a major disease in all sunflower growing regions.
About the size and shape of a sunflower nutmeat, an elm leaf beetle is a feeble creature in my experience, breaking at any touch.
Today, we'll run off for some morning glory and sunflower seeds.
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