Any plant of the genus Helianthus, so called probably from the form and color of its floral head, having the form of a large disk surrounded by yellow ray flowers.
The flowers glowed red and golden: snapdragons and sunflowers, and nasturtians trailing all over the turf walls and peeping in at the round windows.
The low-beamed Bell Inn, believed to date from 1520, is locally renowned for its garden where giant sunflowers grow. In 1978, one reached the spectacular height of 23 ft 6 in.
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Any plant of the genus Helianthus, so called probably from the form and color of its floral head, having the form of a large disk surrounded by yellow ray flowers.
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A bright yellow, like that of the flower petals.
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Any flat, radially symmetric organic compound, such as coronene.
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Synonym of worm-star.
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The ship of characters Sunny and Basil from the videogame Omori.
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noun — any plant of the genus Helianthus having large flower heads
helianthus
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Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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The flowers glowed red and golden: snapdragons and sunflowers, and nasturtians trailing all over the turf walls and peeping in at the round windows.
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The low-beamed Bell Inn, believed to date from 1520, is locally renowned for its garden where giant sunflowers grow. In 1978, one reached the spectacular height of 23 ft 6 in.
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It's a sunflower.
Tatoeba · #42651
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I like cracking sunflower seeds.
Tatoeba · #800261
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This is a sunflower.
Tatoeba · #1499937
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There is a sunflower field near the train station.
Tatoeba · #2819496
Usage Notes
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In some senses, sunflower is marked as informal, slang. Watch for register when choosing this word.