helianthus
NounSynonyms:
sunflower
Open English WordNet
Noun (1)
- any plant of the genus Helianthus having large flower heads with dark disk florets and showy yellow raysSynonyms: sunflowerType of flowerKinds Jerusalem artichoke, Maximilian's sunflower, giant sunflower, swamp sunflower, prairie sunflower, showy sunflower, common sunflowerMember of genus Helianthus
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
helianthus noun
any plant of the genus Helianthus having large flower heads with dark disk florets and showy yellow rays. Syn. — sunflower.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54 · with additions: WordNet 1.5