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helianthus

[ hee-lee-an-thuhs ]

noun

plural helianthuses.
  1. any composite plant of the genus Helianthus, comprising the sunflowers.


helianthus

/ ˌːɪˈæθə /

noun

  1. any plant of the genus Helianthus, such as the sunflower and Jerusalem artichoke, typically having large yellow daisy-like flowers with yellow, brown, or purple centres: family Asteraceae (composites)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • ···ٳ·dzܲ [hee-lee-, uh, n-, they, -sh, uh, s], adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of helianthus1

From New Latin, dating back to 1770–80; heli- 1, -anthous
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Word History and Origins

Origin of helianthus1

C18: New Latin, from Greek ŧDz sun + anthos flower
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Example Sentences

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Sprays of helianthus dripped yellow pollen along the front gate.

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Another gap can be plugged in late summer with the planting of the helianthus species — the hardy, perennial cousins of the giant sunflower and the wood aster.

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This valley has magnificent pasturage, hay not yet "sun cured," long grass, and abundant clover and vetches brightened by a profuse growth of a small helianthus.

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So the tiger-lily and the columbine must be sought in the mountains, the rose and sweetbrier on low ground, the night-shades and the helianthus in the timbered cañons and gulches.

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One was soon discovered nestling upon the blossom of a helianthus.

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