sunflower
n. countable A2 Elementary US //ˈsənˌfɫaʊɝ// UK //sˈʌnflaʊɐ// sun·flow·er
n. a very tall plant with a large, bright yellow flower that looks like the sun. It produces seeds that people and birds like to eat.
n. a tall North American plant of the daisy family, with very large golden-rayed flowers. Cultivated for its edible seeds, which are also used to produce oil.
The sunflower grows taller than the garden fence.
Farmers in the region plant sunflowers in late spring to harvest the seeds for oil production.
The artist spent the afternoon capturing the way the sunflower heads tilted toward the light, a biological phenomenon known as heliotropism.
Compound of sun + flower. Compare English sunbloom.