单词 | sunflower |
释义 | sunflower /sun"flow'euhr/, n. 1. any of various composite plants of the genus Helianthus, as H. annuus, having showy, yellow-rayed flower heads often 12 in. (30 cm) wide, and edible seeds that yield an oil with a wide variety of uses: the state flower of Kansas. 2. Also called aster. Furniture. a conventionalized flower motif carved in the center panels of a Connecticut chest. [1555-65; trans. of L flos solis flower of the sun] |
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