释义 |
he·li·an·thus \-an(t)thəs\ noun Etymology: New Latin, from heli- (I) + -anthus 1. capitalized : a genus of tall erect or sometimes much-branched American annual or perennial herbs (family Compositae) comprising the sunflowers and having flower heads with purple or yellow disk flowers and showy yellow sterile rays — see jerusalem artichoke 2. -es : any plant of the genus Helianthus |