Common Sunflower (Noun)
Meaning
Annual sunflower grown for silage and for its seeds which are a source of oil; common throughout United States and much of North America.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The common sunflower is widely cultivated as a crop for silage and edible seeds that can produce sunflower oil.
- Wild common sunflowers were used by early Native American people for medicinal and ceremonial purposes.
- Birds and small animals feed on the seeds of the common sunflower that have dropped to the ground from tall plants.
- Common sunflower is the state flower of Kansas, where large fields of the plants bloom every summer.
- The growth of the common sunflower has been studied to understand the photosynthesis progress in the plant development.