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COMMON SUNFLOWER
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I. (noun)
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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
Synonyms:
common sunflower; Helianthus annuus; mirasol
Classified under:
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)