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/ˈsʌn.flaʊ.ə/ · noun
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..
The flowers glowed red and golden: snapdragons and sunflowers, and nasturtians trailing all over the turf walls and peeping in at the round windows.
The low-beamed Bell Inn, believed to date from 1520, is locally renowned for its garden where giant sunflowers grow. In 1978, one reached the spectacular height of 23 ft 6 in.
Use sun flower when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Sun flower means 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..
Common synonyms include sunbloom, turnsole, worm-star, helianthus.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
The flowers glowed red and golden: snapdragons and sunflowers, and nasturtians trailing all over the turf walls and peeping in at the round windows.
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