Sunflower

Quick meaning: Sunflower is a noun meaning A bright yellow, like that of the flower petals.

Meaning

A bright yellow, like that of the flower petals.

More Meanings

1. (informal, organic chemistry) Any flat, radially symmetric organic compound, such as coronene.
2. (pathology) Synonym of worm-star.
3. 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.
4. (UK, rail transport) An Automatic Warning System (AWS) indicator in the driver's cab that is displayed after a driver has acknowledged an audible warning, which consists of a yellow circle enclosing a white circle, with black spokes overlaid.

Example Sentences

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.

Word Forms

• sunflowers

Synonyms for sunflower

Depending on context, synonyms include sunbloom, turnsole, worm-star, helianthus.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include helianthus, bean, seed, beans, type, helichrysum.

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