sunflower
Any plant of the genus Helianthus, so called probably from the form and color of its floral head, having the form of a large disk surrounded by yellow ray flowers.
Other meanings
The commonly cultivated species, Helianthus annuus, a native of America.
A bright yellow, like that of the flower petals.
Kinds of sunflower
- swamp sunflower
- common sunflower
- giant sunflower
- showy sunflower
- prairie sunflower
Related words
- Mexican sunflower
- beach sunflower
- paradox sunflower
- red sunflower
- sunflower beetle
- sunflower bread
- sunflower moth
- sunflower sea star
- sunflower star
- Sunflower County
- sunflowered
- sunflowerlike
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “sunflower” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.