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helianthus

/hee-lee-an-thuhs/US // ˌhi liˈæn θəs //UK // (ˌhiːlɪˈænθəs) //

琉璃花,琉璃苣,石竹,琉璃苣属植物

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural he·li·an·thus·es.

    • : any composite plant of the genus Helianthus, comprising the sunflowers.

Examples

  • The Sunflower, Helianthus, is supposed to emit gases that destroy miasma.

  • So we never met, though she wrote me much about herself and about "Helianthus," which was printed after her death.

  • It was early in December, but we found Helianthus ten to twelve feet high in bloom everywhere in the cañons.

  • Several species of Helianthus have a tendency to produce similar fleshy tubers at the top of the roots.

  • If it was a bee, we should find some of his companions roaming about among the blossoms of the helianthus.