sunflower
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sunflower¹
- /ˈsʌn.flaʊ.ə/ UK
- /ˈsʌn.flaʊ.əɹ/ US
Rhymes with -ʌnflaʊə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From sun + flower. Compare English sunbloom.
noun sunflowers
- 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 commonly cultivated species, Helianthus annuus, a native of America.
- A bright yellow, like that of the flower petals.
- Any flat, radially symmetric organic compound, such as coronene.
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Synonym of worm-star.
Similar: worm-star
- 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.
Sunflower²
Where it comes from
From sunflower, in reference to Sunny's name and Basil's flower crown.
proper noun
- The ship of characters Sunny and Basil from the videogame Omori.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: helianthus, bean, seed, beans, type, helichrysum, sunray, heliconia, sunflower seed, heliotrope, helianthemum, yellowtop, coneflower, maximilian sunflower, bloodflower, yellow coneflower
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noun colour
| Русский | ора́нжевый oránževyj |
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noun flower
| Español | girasol, tornasol, mirasol, maravilla |
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| 한국어 | 해바라기 haebaragi |
| 日本語 | 向日葵 himawari |
| 中文 | 向日葵 xiàngrìkuí, 日頭花 /日头花 rìtóuhuā, 葵花 kuíhuā |
| हिन्दी | सूर्यमुखी sūryamukhī, सूरजमुखी sūrajmukhī |
| Kiswahili | alizeti |
| Português | girassol, helianto, heliotrópio, tornassol |
| Français | tournesol |
| Deutsch | Sonnenblume |
| Italiano | girasole |
| Ελληνικά | ηλίανθος ilíanthos, ηλιοτρόπιο iliotrópio |
| Română | floarea soarelui |
| Русский | подсо́лнечник podsólnečnik, подсо́лнух podsólnux |
| Tiếng Việt | hướng dương, hướng dương quỳ tử, thiên quỳ tử |
| العربية | زَهْرَة اَلشَّمْس zahrat aš-šams, دَوَّار اَلشَّمْس dawwār aš-šams |
| עברית | חמנית chammanit |
Talk about this word "sunflower." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sunflower. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. sunflower. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/sunflower "sunflower." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sunflower.Cite this
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title = {sunflower},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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