any of various composite plants of the genus Helianthus, as H. annuus, having showy, yellow-rayed flower heads often 12 inches (30 centimeters) wide, and edible seeds that yield an oil with a wide variety of uses: the state flower of Kansas.
Also called as·ter[as-ter] /ˈæs tər/ .Furniture. a conventionalized flower motif carved in the center panels of a Connecticut chest.
Origin of sunflower
First recorded in 1555–65; translation of Latin flōs sōlis “flower of the sun”
Alexey, one of the refugees camping in Sviatohirsk, owns a sunflower seed warehouse in Sloviansk.
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Brewer's veto comes a week after the Kansas State Senate rejected a similar bill in the Sunflower State.
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Last year, Sprouts bought Sunflower Farmers Market, a 37-store chain.
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Balanced on top of the wagon were a sunflower plant and a stack of photos.
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Ai recently held his “ Sunflower Seeds” exhibition at the Tate Modern.
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Other excellent baits for rats are oatmeal, toasted cheese, toasted bread (buttered), and sunflower or pumpkin seeds.
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"You have two better ones, and you know I never liked it, dear," the Sunflower hurried on.
Moon-Face and Other Stories|Jack London
On it glistened, like a newly scoured pie-plate, the emblem of his authority—an immense nickel star as big as a sunflower.
The Girl Aviators' Sky Cruise|Margaret Burnham
Sunflower seeds have a high percentage of indigestible residue.
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Sunflower, taken back by this unusual demand, sought to humble Monarch.
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British Dictionary definitions for sunflower
sunflower
/ (ˈsʌnˌflaʊə) /
noun
any of several American plants of the genus Helianthus, esp H. annuus, having very tall thick stems, large flower heads with yellow rays, and seeds used as food, esp for poultry: family Asteraceae (composites)See also Jerusalem artichoke
sunflower seed oilthe oil extracted from sunflower seeds, used as a salad oil, in the manufacture of margarine, etc