sun|flow|er

sun|flow|er
sun|flow|er «SUHN FLOW uhr», noun.
1. a tall plant having yellow or reddish flowers with yellow, purplish, or brown centers. Sunflowers produce seeds which are used as food for stock and which yield an edible oil. The common yellow-and-brown sunflower is the state flower of Kansas.
2. any one of a genus of plants of the composite family to which the sunflower belongs.

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