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HELIANTHUS
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Any plant of the genus Helianthus having large flower heads with dark disk florets and showy yellow rays
Synonyms:
helianthus; sunflower
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("helianthus" is a kind of...):
flower (a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "helianthus"):
Helianthus angustifolius; swamp sunflower (sunflower of eastern North America having narrow leaves and found in bogs)
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)
giant sunflower; Helianthus giganteus; Indian potato; tall sunflower (very tall American perennial of central and the eastern United States to Canada having edible tuberous roots)
Helianthus laetiflorus; showy sunflower (tall rough-leaved perennial with a few large flower heads; central United States)
Helianthus maximilianii; Maximilian's sunflower (tall perennial of central United States to Canada having golden-yellow flowers)
Helianthus petiolaris; prairie sunflower (similar to the common sunflower with slender usually branching stems common in central United States)
girasol; Helianthus tuberosus; Jerusalem artichoke; Jerusalem artichoke sunflower (tall perennial with hairy stems and leaves; widely cultivated for its large irregular edible tubers)
Holonyms ("helianthus" is a member of...):
genus Helianthus (genus of tall erect or branched American annual or perennial herbs with showy flowers: sunflowers)
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