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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A beam of sunlight; a sunbeam.
2. 2
   a ray of sunlight wordnet
3. 3
   A beam of artificial light, especially one rich in ultraviolet.
4. 4
   a ray of artificial ultraviolet light from a sunray lamp wordnet
5. 5
   A plant, Enceliopsis nudicaulis, that has a broad, yellow flower head.

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6. 6
   herb having a basal cluster of grey-green leaves and leafless stalks each with a solitary broad yellow flower head; desert areas Idaho to Arizona wordnet
7. 7
   Any of various Australian plants of the genus Rhodanthe.

Proper Noun

1. 1
   An unincorporated community in Stephens County, Oklahoma, United States. Synonym: Beckett.
2. 2
   A city in Moore County, Texas, United States, named after the Sunray Oil Company (later Sunoco).

Synonyms

All synonyms

beckettenceliopsis nudicaulissun raysun-raysunbeamsunbeam

Etymology

From sun + ray.

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