Sunflower definitions

Sunflower

1) Aster 2) Helianthus 3) Mirasol
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Sunflower

1) Bloom with edible seeds 2) Culinary bloom 3) Culinary flower 4) Culinary vegetable 5) Culinary blossom 6) Edible flower 7) Edible vegetable 8) Edible bloom 9) Edible blossom 10) Flower 11) Helianthus 12) Kansas emblem 13) Kansas state symbol 14) Kansas symbol 15) Kitchen vegetable 16) Source of snack seeds
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Sunflower

[mathematics] In mathematics, a sunflower or Δ system is a collection of sets whose pairwise intersection is constant, and called the kernel. The Δ-lemma, sunflower lemma, and sunflower conjecture give various conditions that imply the existence of a large sunflower in a given collection of sets. The original term for this concept was `Δ...
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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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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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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 is called Monarch; it is a variety of H. atroruben...
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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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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 composed of yellow ray-florets. The fruit is a slightly ...
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sunflower

[n] - any plant of the genus Helianthus having large flower heads with dark disk florets and showy yellow rays
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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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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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Sunflower

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sunflower

any of various composite plants of the genus Helianthus, as H. annuus, having showy, yellow-rayed flower heads often 12 in. (30 cm) wide, and edible seeds that yield an oil with a wide variety of uses: the state flower of Kansas. · Also calleda conventionalized flower motif carved in the center panels of a Connecticut chest.
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