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 Definitions of sunflower  [ˈsʌnˌflaʊ ər]  

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Definition of 'sunflower' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) sunflower
any of various composite plants of the genus Helianthus, as H. annuus, having showy, yellow-rayed flower heads and edible seeds that yield an oil.

Etymology:  (1555–65)

Definition of 'sunflower' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) sunflower, helianthus
any plant of the genus Helianthus having large flower heads with dark disk florets and showy yellow rays


Definition of 'sunflower' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (noun) sunflower
next/last Sunday
a tall plant with a large yellow flower
Children will enjoy growing sunflowers.


Definition of 'sunflower' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) sunflower
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


Translation of 'sunflower' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: a type of large yellow flower with petals like rays of the sun, from whose seeds we get oil.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: sonneblom Arabic flag Arabic: عَبّاد / دَوّار الشَّمْس Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: слънчоглед
Brazilian flag Brazilian: girassol Czech flag Czech: slunečnice German flag German: die Sonnenblume
Danish flag Danish: solsikke Greek flag Greek: ηλίανθος Spanish flag Spanish: girasol
Estonian flag Estonian: päevalill Farsi flag Farsi: گل آفتابگردان Finnish flag Finnish: auringonkukka
French flag French: tournesol Hebrew flag Hebrew: חַמָנִייָה Hindi flag Hindi: सूरजमुखी, सूर्यकमल
Croatian flag Croatian: suncokret Hungarian flag Hungarian: napraforgó Indonesian flag Indonesian: bunga matahari
Icelandic flag Icelandic: sólblóm/-fífill Italian flag Italian: girasole Japanese flag Japanese: ひまわり
Korean flag Korean: 해바라기 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: saulėgrąža Latvian flag Latvian: saulespuķe; saulgrieze
Malay flag Malay: bunga matahari Dutch flag Dutch: zonnebloem Norwegian flag Norwegian: solsikke
Polish flag Polish: słonecznik Persian flag Persian: گل آفتابگردان Pashto flag Pashto: لمرپرست ګل
Portuguese flag Portuguese: girassol Romanian flag Romanian: floarea-soarelui Russian flag Russian: подсолнух
Slovak flag Slovak: slnečnica Slovenian flag Slovenian: sončnica Serbian flag Serbian: suncokret
Swedish flag Swedish: solros Thai flag Thai: ดอกทานตะวัน Turkish flag Turkish: ayçiçeği
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 向日葵 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: соняшник Urdu flag Urdu: سورج مکھی
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: hoa hướng dương Chinese flag Chinese: 向日葵

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