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HELIANTHUS GIGANTEUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Helianthus giganteus mean?
• HELIANTHUS GIGANTEUS (noun)
The noun HELIANTHUS GIGANTEUS has 1 sense:
1. very tall American perennial of central and the eastern United States to Canada having edible tuberous roots
Familiarity information: HELIANTHUS GIGANTEUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Very tall American perennial of central and the eastern United States to Canada having edible tuberous roots
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
giant sunflower; Helianthus giganteus; Indian potato; tall sunflower
Hypernyms ("Helianthus giganteus" 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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