sunflower
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++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 →5 see picture at 见图 flower1
Examples from the Corpus
sunflower• He 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
sun‧flow‧er /ˈsʌnˌflaʊə $ -ˌflaʊər/
noun [countable]
a very tall plant with a large yellow flower, and seeds that can be eaten
sun‧flow‧er /ˈsʌnˌflaʊə $ -ˌflaʊər/
noun [countable]a very tall plant with a large yellow flower, and seeds that can be eaten
