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Sunflower
//ˈsʌn.flaʊ.ə// name, noun, slang
Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 The ship of characters Sunny and Basil from the videogame Omori. slang
Noun
- 1 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 flowers glowed red and golden: snapdragons and sunflowers, and nasturtians trailing all over the turf walls and peeping in at the round windows."
- 2 any plant of the genus Helianthus having large flower heads with dark disk florets and showy yellow rays wordnet
- 3 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.
- 4 A bright yellow, like that of the flower petals.
- 5 Any flat, radially symmetric organic compound, such as coronene. informal
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- 6 Synonym of worm-star.
- 7 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. UK
Etymology
Etymology 1
Compound of sun + flower. Compare English sunbloom.
Etymology 2
From sunflower, in reference to Sunny's name and Basil's flower crown.
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