GIRASOL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does girasol mean? 

• GIRASOL (noun)
  The noun GIRASOL has 2 senses:

1. an opal with flaming orange and yellow and red colors

2. tall perennial with hairy stems and leaves; widely cultivated for its large irregular edible tubers

  Familiarity information: GIRASOL used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GIRASOL (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An opal with flaming orange and yellow and red colors

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

fire opal; girasol

Hypernyms ("girasol" is a kind of...):

opal (a translucent mineral consisting of hydrated silica of variable color; some varieties are used as gemstones)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Tall perennial with hairy stems and leaves; widely cultivated for its large irregular edible tubers

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

girasol; Helianthus tuberosus; Jerusalem artichoke; Jerusalem artichoke sunflower

Hypernyms ("girasol" 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 "girasol"):

Jerusalem artichoke (edible tuber of the Jerusalem artichoke)