sunflower en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈsʌn.flaʊ.əɹ/ (General-American)
- /ˈsʌn.flaʊ.ə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From sun + flower. Compare English sunbloom.
Meanings
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Any plant of the genus Helianthus, so called probably from the form and color of its floral head, having the form of a large disk surrounded by yellow ray flowers.
The low-beamed Bell Inn, believed to date from 1520, is locally renowned for its garden where giant sunflowers grow. In 1978, one reached the spectacular height of 23 ft 6 in.
1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 214, about Halton Holegate:The flowers glowed red and golden: snapdragons and sunflowers, and nasturtians trailing all over the turf walls and peeping in at the round windows.
1954 July 29, J.R.R. Tolkien, “I: A Long-Expected Party”, in The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings; 1), →ISBN:
- Any plant of the genus Helianthus, so called probably from the form and color of its floral head, having the form of a large disk surrounded by yellow ray flowers. ▸ The commonly cultivated species, Helianthus annuus, a native of America.
- A bright yellow, like that of the flower petals.
- (informal) Any flat, radially symmetric organic compound, such as coronene.
- Synonym of worm-star.
- (UK) An Automatic Warning System (AWS) indicator in the driver's cab that is displayed after a driver has acknowledged an audible warning, which consists of a yellow circle enclosing a white circle, with black spokes overlaid.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| sunflowers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
sunflowery · paradox sunflower · sunflower moth · Mexican sunflower · bush sunflower · beach sunflower · sunflower sea star · red sunflower · sunflower star · Maximilian sunflower · sunflowerlike · sunflower seed · sunflower oil · sunflower beetle · Sunflower State · sunflower bread · sunflowered · Sunflower County · sea sunflower
Relateds
sunchoke · moonflower · helianthus · girasol · Jerusalem artichoke · blueweed
Synonyms
sunbloom · worm-star · turnsole
Translations (169)
yi סאָנישניק (flower) · kk күнбағар (flower) · se beaivvášrássi (flower) · ru подсо́лнух (flower) · eo sunfloro (flower) · ar دَوَّار اَلشَّمْس (flower) · ru подсо́лнечник (flower) · eu ekilore (flower) · mn наранцэцэг (flower) · sa सूर्यमुखी (flower) · km ផ្កាឈូករ័ត្ន (flower) · ru ора́нжевый (colour) · is sólblóm (flower) · mt ġirasol (flower) · de Sonnenblume (flower) · he חמנית (flower) · uk жо̀втогаря́чий (colour) · sq lule dielli (flower) · ckb گوڵەبەڕۆژە (flower) · hu napraforgósárga (colour) · es girasol (flower) · mr सूर्यफूल (flower) · cmn 葵花 (flower) · bg слънчоглед (flower) · pt heliotrópio (flower) · zza vılaroci (flower) · ush نورپرس (flower) · kmr gulberroj (flower) · el ηλιοτρόπιο (flower) · ko 해바라기 (flower) · pt helianto (flower) · ta சூரியகாந்தி (flower) · tr şemşamer çiçeği (flower) · ps کاپر ګل (flower) · lt saulėgrąža (flower) · nv ndíyíliitsoh (flower) · gu સૂર્યમુખી (flower) · hy արևածաղիկ (flower) · br tro-heol (flower) · uk со́няшник (flower) · yo abóòrùnyí (flower) · my နေကြာ (flower) · te ప్రొద్దుతిరుగుడు (flower) · te ప్రొద్దుతిరుగుడు పువ్వు (flower) · vro päävälill (flower) · ca mira-sol (flower) · sv solros (flower) · af sonneblom (flower) · ms bunga matahari (flower) · ug ئاپتاپپەرەس (flower) · was šu꞉gil (flower) · oc virasolelh (flower) · unm òxeataès (flower) · pdt Sonnenbloom (flower) · pt girassol (flower) · vi thiên quỳ tử (flower) · gl mirasol (flower) · ur سورج مکھی (flower) · dsb słyńca (flower) · sl sončnica (flower) · ml സൂര്യകാന്തി (flower) · rgn ẓirasôl (flower) · fr tournesol (flower) · cy blodyn haul (flower) · tr ayçiçeği (flower) · dz ཉིམ་གང་ཤར (flower) · es mirasol (flower) · was madukwawLu (flower) · mk со́нчоглед (flower) · bn সূর্যমুখী (flower) · no solsikke (flower) · ba симешкә (flower) · id bunga matahari (flower) · tr gündöndü (flower) · ast xirasol (flower) · be слане́чнік (flower) · ms kembang matahari (flower) · nan-hbl 日頭花 /日头花 (flower) · ga lus na gréine (flower) · lkt waȟčázi (flower) · ota گون چیچكی (flower) · lv saulespuķe (flower) · nci chīmalxōchitl (flower) · kix ōtsī tāupūo (flower) · ast mirasol (flower) · pt tornassol (flower) · sh сунцокрет (flower) · et päevalill (flower) · ps مېر ګل (flower) · sq lulediell (flower) · cho hashi (flower) · ba көнбағыш (flower) · fa آفتابگردان (flower) · vi hướng dương quỳ tử (flower) · el ηλίανθος (flower) · ne सूर्यमुखी (flower) · sh suncokret (flower) · nrf tournésol (flower) · zor jamajʌyʌ (flower) · km ឈូករ័ត្ន (flower) · uk со́нях (flower) · ar زَهْرَة اَلشَّمْس (flower) · ur سوریہ مکھی (flower) · amf shúupi (flower) · vi hướng dương (flower) · lo ດອກຕາເວັນ (flower) · ja 向日葵 (flower) · th ดอกทานตะวัน (flower) · kl solsikke (flower) · chr ᏅᏓᏗᎧᏂ (flower) · xal нарн цецг (flower) · fo sólblóma (flower) · ota شمشامر چیچگی (flower) · tl mirasol (flower) · ota دوه طبانی (flower) · hi सूरजमुखी (flower) · sh сунцоглед (flower) · it girasole (flower) · fi auringonkukka (flower) · ady тыгъэгъазэ (flower) · gl xirasol (flower) · crh künaylan (flower) · da solsikke (flower) · nv nidíyílii (flower) · kk күнбағыс (flower) · km ឈូករតន៍ (flower) · nhn polokatl (flower) · kw howlvleujen (flower) · ka მზესუმზირა (flower) · mg tanamasoandro (flower) · hi सूर्यमुखी (flower) · cmn 日頭花 /日头花 (flower) · es maravilla (flower) · pa ਸੂਰਜਮੁਖੀ (flower) · es tornasol (flower) · cs slunečnice (flower) · haw nānālā (flower) · ro floarea soarelui (flower) · hu napraforgó (flower) · rsk слунечнїк (flower) · pl słonecznik (flower) · sh suncogled (flower) · gd neòinean-grèine (flower) · dsb słyńco (flower) · uz kungaboqar (flower) · io sunflorea (colour) · cmn 向日葵 (flower) · te తిరుగుడు పువ్వు (flower) · sk slnečnica (flower) · yi זונרויז (flower) · tr günebakan (flower) · yue 向日葵 (flower) · sw alizeti (flower) · fi kirkkaan oranssi (colour) · mr सूर्यकमळी (flower) · si සූරියකාන්ත (flower) · inh гидуарг (flower) · te పొద్దుతిరుగుడు (flower) · gv lus ny greiney (flower) · nl zonnebloem (flower) · kn ಸೂರ್ಯಕಾಂತಿ (flower) · ps لمر ګل (flower) · hsb słónčnica (flower) · ca gira-sol (flower) · pms virassol (flower) · tl hirasol (flower) · az günəbaxan (flower) · bcl mirasol (flower) · io sunfloro (flower)