sunflowers
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pluralof sunflower.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
sunflowernounany 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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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
Stroll a path and look down and spy some smiling sunflowers hidden in the bushes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 21, 2026
Last weekend, visitors walking through Anza-Borrego Desert State Park and nearby areas found tall, bright sunflowers, deep pink desert sand-verbena, basket evening primrose and even elusive desert lilies, which thrilled photographers like myself.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 30, 2025
Gardening, we cut sunflowers for the kitchen table.
From "Ninth Ward" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
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