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Meaning of Sunflower | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˈsʌn.flaʊ.ə

Definitions

  1. The ship of characters Sunny and Basil from the videogame Omori.
    slang
  2. Any plant of the genus Helianthus, so called probably from the form and color of its floral head, having the form of a large disk surrounded by yellow ray flowers.
  3. The commonly cultivated species, Helianthus annuus, a native of America.
  4. A bright yellow, like that of the flower petals.
  5. Any flat, radially symmetric organic compound, such as coronene.
    informal
  6. Synonym of worm-star.
  7. An Automatic Warning System (AWS) indicator in the driver's cab that is displayed after a driver has acknowledged an audible warning, which consists of a yellow circle enclosing a white circle, with black spokes overlaid.
    UK

Equivalents

Afrikaans sonneblom
العربية دَوَّار اَلشَّمْس زَهْرَة اَلشَّمْس عبّاد الشمس
Azərbaycanca günəbaxan
Беларуская сланечнік
বাংলা সূর্যমুখী
Bosanski suncokret сунцокрет
Català gira-sol
Čeština slunečnice
Dansk solsikke
Deutsch Sonnenblume
Ελληνικά ηλίανθος ήλιος ηλιοτρόπιο
Esperanto sunfloro
Español girasol maravilla mirasol tornasol
Eesti päevalill
Euskara ekilore
فارسی آفتابگردان
Suomi auringonkukka päivänkukka
Français tournesol
Gaeilge lus na gréine
Gàidhlig neòinean-grèine
Galego mirasol xirasol
ગુજરાતી સૂર્યમુખી
ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi nānālā
עברית חמנית
हिन्दी सूरजमुखी सूर्यमुखी
Hrvatski suncokret сунцокрет
Magyar napraforgó
Հայերեն արևածաղիկ
Bahasa Indonesia bunga matahari
Íslenska sólblóm
Italiano girasole
日本語 向日葵
ქართული მზესუმზირა
Қазақша күнбағар күнбағыс
ខ្មែរ ឈូករ័ត្ន
한국어 해바라기
Lietuvių saulėgrąža
Malagasy tanamasoandro
Македонски сончоглед
മലയാളം സൂര്യകാന്തി
Bahasa Melayu bunga matahari
Malti ġirasol
မြန်မာဘာသာ နေကြာ
Nederlands zonnebloem
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਸੂਰਜਮੁਖੀ
Polski słonecznik słonecznikowy
Português girassol helianto heliotrópio tornassol
Română floarea soarelui
Русский подсо́лнечник подсо́лнух
Slovenščina sončnica
Shqip lulediell
Српски suncokret сунцокрет
Svenska solros
Kiswahili alizeti
தமிழ் சூரியகாந்தி
తెలుగు తిరుగుడు పువ్వు పొద్దుతిరుగుడు ప్రొద్దుతిరుగుడు ప్రొద్దుతిరుగుడు పువ్వు
ไทย ทานตะวัน
Tagalog hirasol mirasol
Türkçe ayçiçeği aydede gündöndü günebakan
ئۇيغۇرچە ئاپتاپپەرەس
Українська жовтогарячий со́нях соняшник соняшниковий
Oʻzbekcha kungaboqar
Tiếng Việt hưởng dương

Examples

“The flowers glowed red and golden: snapdragons and sunflowers, and nasturtians trailing all over the turf walls and peeping in at the round windows.”
“The low-beamed Bell Inn, believed to date from 1520, is locally renowned for its garden where giant sunflowers grow. In 1978, one reached the spectacular height of 23 ft 6 in.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

sunflower beetle sunflower bread Sunflower County sunflower moth sunflower oil sunflower sea star

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