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1. Sunflower
   (Helianthus) These are hardy herbaceous perennials or annuals found wild in North America. They produce large yellow flowers in late summer and autumn. The perennial kinds are tall and vigorous. H. decapetalus multiflorus and its double variety, Soliel d'Or, grow 4 to 5 feet high. The prettiest one ...
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2. sunflower
   [n] - any plant of the genus Helianthus having large flower heads with dark disk florets and showy yellow rays
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3. Sunflower
   Sun'flow`er 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.
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4. sunflower
   Any plant of the genus Helianthus; so called probably from the form and colour of its flower, which is large disk with yellow rays. The commonly cultivated sunflower is Helianthus annuus, a native of America. ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (01 Mar 1998) ...
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5. sunflower
   helianthus noun any plant of the genus Helianthus having large flower heads with dark disk florets and showy yellow rays
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6. Sunflower
   • (n.) 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.
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7. sunflower
   plant of the genus Helianthus of the family Asteraceae, native primarily to North and South America. The common sunflower is an annual herb with a ... [2 related articles]
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8. sunflower
   sunflower, any plant of the genus Helianthus of the family Asteraceae (aster family), annual or perennial herbs native to the New World and common throughout the United States. In cultivation, the flower heads, commonly having yellow rays, sometimes reach 1 ft (30 cm) in diameter. The common sunflow...
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9. Sunflower
   The sunflower (Helianthus annuus) is a tall (sometimes over two meters) annual herb of the family Compositae with an erect, sometimes branched hairy stem. The leaves are numerous, large and cordate, opposite below and alternate and long-stalked above. The large, terminal showy flowerheads are compos...
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10. sunflower
    Click images to enlargeTall, thick-stemmed plant with a large, single, yellow-petalled flower, belonging to the daisy family. The common or giant sunflower (H. annuus), probably native to Mexico, can grow up to 4.5 m/15 ft high. It is commercially cultivated in central Europe, the USA, Russi...
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11. Sunflower
    `Sunflower` (Helianthus annuus) is an annual plant native to the Americas that possesses a large inflorescence (flowering head). The sunflower got its name from its huge, fiery blooms, whose shape and image is often used to depict the sun. The sunflower has a rough, hairy stem, broad, coarsel...
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12. Sunflower
    (album) Sunflower is now paired on CD with Surf`s Up. In 2009, it was re-released on LP by Capitol Records. Recording: Early Sessions: After their last album, 20/20, Dennis Wilson was the first Beach Boy to head back into the recording studio, producing five tracks in the...
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