Sunflower

Meaning

Noun

●

In Flowers & Yellows:

Any

plant

of the

genus

Helianthus, so called

from the form and

of its

, having the form of a large

flowers.

●

In Flowers, Heliantheae tribe plants & Yellows:

Any

plant

of the

genus

Helianthus, so called

from the form and

of its

, having the form of a large

flowers.

The

commonly

cultivated

species

, Helianthus annuus, a

native

of America.

●

In Flowers & Yellows:

of the

petals.

●

In Organic chemistry, Flowers & Yellows:

Any

, such as coronene.

●

In Pathology & Flowers:

Synonym of worm-star

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Wiktionary

Origin

sunflower

English

flower

English

flour

Middle English (1100-1500)

flur

Anglo-Norman

flor

Latin

flor

Old French (842-ca. 1400)

florem

Latin

flos

Latin

sun

English

sunne

Middle English (1100-1500)

sunne

Old English (ca. 450-1100)

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Etym

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Sunflower

Meaning

Noun

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