sunflower
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1. any plant of the genus Helianthus having large flower heads with dark disk florets and showy yellow rays (noun.plant)
| hypernym | : | flower, |
| definition | : | a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | helianthus angustifolius, swamp sunflower, |
| definition | : | sunflower of eastern North America having narrow leaves and found in bogs (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | common sunflower, helianthus annuus, mirasol, |
| definition | : | annual sunflower grown for silage and for its seeds which are a source of oil; common throughout United States and much of North America (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | giant sunflower, helianthus giganteus, indian potato, tall sunflower, |
| definition | : | very tall American perennial of central and the eastern United States to Canada having edible tuberous roots (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | helianthus laetiflorus, showy sunflower, |
| definition | : | tall rough-leaved perennial with a few large flower heads; central United States (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | helianthus maximilianii, maximilian's sunflower, |
| definition | : | tall perennial of central United States to Canada having golden-yellow flowers (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | helianthus petiolaris, prairie sunflower, |
| definition | : | similar to the common sunflower with slender usually branching stems common in central United States (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | girasol, helianthus tuberosus, jerusalem artichoke, jerusalem artichoke sunflower, |
| definition | : | tall perennial with hairy stems and leaves; widely cultivated for its large irregular edible tubers (noun.plant) |
| member meronym | : | genus helianthus, |
| definition | : | genus of tall erect or branched American annual or perennial herbs with showy flowers: sunflowers (noun.plant) |
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