sunflower
any of various composite plants of the genus Helianthus, as H. annuus, having showy, yellow-rayed flower heads often 12 inches (30 centimeters) wide, and edible seeds that yield an oil with a wide variety of uses: the state flower of Kansas.
Also called as·ter [as-ter] /ˈæs tər/ .Furniture. a conventionalized flower motif carved in the center panels of a Connecticut chest.
Origin of sunflower
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How to use sunflower in a sentence
Three big sunflowers were lying on the still fresh imprint of a human body in the soil in the orphanage yard.
In the Killing Fields of Ukraine with Children Who Saw the MH17 Horror | Anna Nemtsova | July 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTDoes she still dress in green and wear sunflowers in her hat?
The Child of Pleasure | Gabriele D'AnnunzioThey also cultivated the great sunflowers whose seeds are so good for food.
Prairie Smoke (Second Edition, Revised) | Melvin Randolph GilmoreI fear that we must acknowledge that our æsthetic worship of our sunflowers is somewhat false and affected.
Needlework As Art | Marian AlfordThis part had been covered with beautiful flowers, such as sunflowers, red and orange-coloured poppies, and asclepias.
The Desert Home | Mayne Reid
And she watched the tangled sunflowers dying, the chrysanthemums coming out, and the dahlias.
Sons and Lovers | David Herbert Lawrence
British Dictionary definitions for sunflower
/ (ˈsʌnˌflaʊə) /
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): See also Jerusalem artichoke
sunflower seed oil the oil extracted from sunflower seeds, used as a salad oil, in the manufacture of margarine, etc
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