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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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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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