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COMMON SUNFLOWER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does common sunflower mean?
• COMMON SUNFLOWER (noun)
The noun COMMON SUNFLOWER has 1 sense:
1. annual sunflower grown for silage and for its seeds which are a source of oil; common throughout United States and much of North America
Familiarity information: COMMON SUNFLOWER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Annual sunflower grown for silage and for its seeds which are a source of oil; common throughout United States and much of North America
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
common sunflower; Helianthus annuus; mirasol
Hypernyms ("common sunflower" is a kind of...):
helianthus; sunflower (any plant of the genus Helianthus having large flower heads with dark disk florets and showy yellow rays)
Meronyms (parts of "common sunflower"):
sunflower seed (edible seed of sunflowers; used as food and poultry feed and as a source of oil)
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