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Definition of sunflower noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

sunflower

noun
 
/ˈsʌnflaʊə(r)/
 
/ˈsʌnflaʊər/
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  1. a very tall plant with large yellow flowers, grown in gardens or for its seeds and their oil that are used in cooking
    • sunflower oil
    Topics Plants and treesb2, Farmingb2
    Oxford Collocations DictionarySunflower is used before these nouns:
    • oil
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