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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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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

The pictures Cooley took on Ragusa’s property were of rows of pink and purple native flowers and sunflowers set amid city lights and a dreamy sunset.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 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

Our bodies turned to each other as inevitable as sunflowers following the rising sun.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros

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