SUNFLOWER SEED

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does sunflower seed mean? 

• SUNFLOWER SEED (noun)
  The noun SUNFLOWER SEED has 1 sense:

1. edible seed of sunflowers; used as food and poultry feed and as a source of oil

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• SUNFLOWER SEED (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Edible seed of sunflowers; used as food and poultry feed and as a source of oil

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("sunflower seed" is a kind of...):

edible seed (many are used as seasoning)

Meronyms (substance of "sunflower seed"):

sunflower-seed oil; sunflower oil (oil from sunflower seeds)

Holonyms ("sunflower seed" is a part of...):

common sunflower; Helianthus annuus; mirasol (annual sunflower grown for silage and for its seeds which are a source of oil; common throughout United States and much of North America)

 Context examples 

Foods high in magnesium include almonds, bananas, beans, broccoli, brown rice, cashews, egg yolk, fish oil, flaxseed, green vegetables, milk, mushrooms, other nuts, oatmeal, pumpkin seeds, sesame seeds, soybeans, sunflower seeds, sweet corn, tofu, and whole grains (see: Foods, by content of Magnesium, Mg)

(Low Magnesium Levels Make Vitamin D Ineffective, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)