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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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Adams said straw, mushrooms, corn, rye and sunflowers are great bioremediators that can help to repair damage to soils.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 8, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 7, 2026

Plus a flower shop next door called Verdant that has flowers I’ve genuinely never seen anywhere else: pink sunflowers that aren’t dyed, just extraordinary things.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 4, 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

I closed my eyes and craned my head to the sky, finding solace in the honeyed scent of sunflowers and warm soil.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros

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