Search Result for "helianthus_annuus":
Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. annual sunflower grown for silage and for its seeds which are a source of oil; common throughout United States and much of North America;
[syn: common sunflower, mirasol, Helianthus annuus]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Sunflower \Sun"flow`er\, n. Any plant of the genus Helianthus; -- so called probably from the form and color of its flower, which is large disk with yellow rays. The commonly cultivated sunflower is Helianthus annuus, a native of America. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Helianthus annuus n 1: annual sunflower grown for silage and for its seeds which are a source of oil; common throughout United States and much of North America [syn: common sunflower, mirasol, Helianthus annuus]