From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishsunflowersun‧flow‧er /ˈsʌnˌflaʊə $ -ˌflaʊər/ noun [countable] HBPa very tall plant with a large yellow flower, and seeds that can be eaten
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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. 