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sunflowers

  • plural
    of sunflower.
    sunflower
    noun
    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.

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A field of unharvested sunflowers had attracted mixed flocks of birds, especially goldfinches and bramblings, before they were startled into the air by a sparrowhawk.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

The scene resembles the Ukrainian flag: yellow fields of corn, sunflowers and wheat, a crisp blue September sky.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

Even more surprising were the endless fields of corn, rapeseed and sunflowers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 7, 2026

And so the same peloton will be hurtling along the cobbles a couple of months before gliding through the sunflowers of a French summer.

From BBC ● Apr. 13, 2026

After trudging half a mile through hot fields, getting bitten by mosquitoes and whacked in the face with scratchy sunflowers, they finally reached the road.

From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan

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