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SHOWY SUNFLOWER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does showy sunflower mean? 

SHOWY SUNFLOWER (noun)
  The noun SHOWY SUNFLOWER has 1 sense:

1. tall rough-leaved perennial with a few large flower heads; central United Statesplay

  Familiarity information: SHOWY SUNFLOWER used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


SHOWY SUNFLOWER (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Tall rough-leaved perennial with a few large flower heads; central United States

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Helianthus laetiflorus; showy sunflower

Hypernyms ("showy 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)


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