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sunflower

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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sun·flow·er /ˈsʌnˌflaʊə $ -ˌflaʊər/ noun [countable]  HBPa very tall plant with a large yellow flower, and seeds that can be eaten 向日葵4  See picture of 见图 sunflower5 see picture at 见图 flower1
Examples from the Corpus
sunflowerHe says he was keen to try a new crop, and dwarf sunflowers ripen in time to harvest in late summer.I had a beautiful, healthy sunflower.Below her the muttering sunflowers continued their ghostly and invisible movement.He's planted fields full of sunflowers - the oil from the seeds will be made into margarine.We chewed salted sunflower seeds, and slaked our thirst.Q: How can I save sunflower seeds to eat?And that same electric veering-out for me reading the sunflower poem at age 18.In another pan, warm the sunflower oil.
sun·flow·er nounChineseSyllable
very with plant a Corpus a large yellow flower, tall


sunflower
sunflower /ˈsʌnˌflaʊə $ -ˌflaʊər/ noun [countable]
a very tall plant with a large yellow flower, and seeds that can be eaten


sun·flowerBrE /ˈsʌnflaʊə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˈsʌnflaʊər/ 🔊 noun
a very tall plant with large yellow flowers, grown in gardens or for its seeds and their oil that are used in cooking 向日葵;葵花sunflower oil葵花籽油