Hypertext Webster Gateway: "sunflower"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Sunflower \Sun"flow`er\, 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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
sunflower
n : any plant of the genus Helianthus having large flower heads
with dark disk florets and showy yellow rays [syn: {helianthus}]
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