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Webster 1913 Edition


Sunflower

Sun′flowˊer

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Noun.
Any plant of the genus
Helianthus
; – so called probably from the form and color of its flower, which is large disk with yellow rays. The commonly cultivated sunflower is
Helianthus annuus
, a native of America.

Webster 1828 Edition


Sunflower

SUN'FLOWER

,
Noun.
[sun and flower.] A plant of the genus Helianthus; so called from the form and color of its flower, or from its habit of turning to the sun. The bastard sunflower is of the genus Helenium; the dwarf sunflower is of the genus Rudbeckia, and another of the genus Tetragonotheca; the little sunflower is of the genus Cistus.

Definition 2024


sunflower

sunflower

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a sunflower - Helianthus annuus

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sunflower (plural sunflowers)

  1. Any plant of the genus Helianthus, so called probably from the form and color of its floral head, having the form of a large disk surrounded by yellow ray flowers
    1. The commonly cultivated species, Helianthus annuus, a native of America.
  2. (colour) a bright yellow, like that of the flower petals.
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