SUNFLOWER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does sunflower mean? 

• SUNFLOWER (noun)
  The noun SUNFLOWER has 1 sense:

1. any plant of the genus Helianthus having large flower heads with dark disk florets and showy yellow rays

  Familiarity information: SUNFLOWER used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SUNFLOWER (noun)

Meaning:

Any plant of the genus Helianthus having large flower heads with dark disk florets and showy yellow rays

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

helianthus; sunflower

Hypernyms ("sunflower" is a kind of...):

flower (a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "sunflower"):

Helianthus angustifolius; swamp sunflower (sunflower of eastern North America having narrow leaves and found in bogs)

common sunflower; Helianthus annuus; mirasol (annual sunflower grown for silage and for its seeds which are a source of oil; common throughout United States and much of North America)

giant sunflower; Helianthus giganteus; Indian potato; tall sunflower (very tall American perennial of central and the eastern United States to Canada having edible tuberous roots)

Helianthus laetiflorus; showy sunflower (tall rough-leaved perennial with a few large flower heads; central United States)

Helianthus maximilianii; Maximilian's sunflower (tall perennial of central United States to Canada having golden-yellow flowers)

Helianthus petiolaris; prairie sunflower (similar to the common sunflower with slender usually branching stems common in central United States)

girasol; Helianthus tuberosus; Jerusalem artichoke; Jerusalem artichoke sunflower (tall perennial with hairy stems and leaves; widely cultivated for its large irregular edible tubers)

Holonyms ("sunflower" is a member of...):

genus Helianthus (genus of tall erect or branched American annual or perennial herbs with showy flowers: sunflowers)