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sunflower

/suhn-flou-er/US // ˈsʌnˌflaʊ ər //UK // (ˈsʌnˌflaʊə) //

向阳花,葵花,向日葵,葵花籽

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : any of various composite plants of the genus Helianthus, as H. annuus, having showy, yellow-rayed flower heads often 12 inches wide, and edible seeds that yield an oil with a wide variety of uses: the state flower of Kansas.
    • : Also called as·ter [as-ter] /ˈæs tər/ .Furniture. a conventionalized flower motif carved in the center panels of a Connecticut chest.

Examples

  • When I heard the news that it was okay to feed the birds again, I poured shelled sunflower seeds into the throat of my Squirrel Buster Classic and hung it on the shepherd’s crook in my backyard.

  • She chose sunflower seeds and planted them — and years later, she chose the Simple Sunflower as the name for her group.

  • In a small, dry skillet over medium-high heat, toast the sunflower seeds, stirring frequently, until fragrant and a shade darker, about 3 minutes.

  • Divide among the serving plates and top with the blueberries, toasted sunflower seeds and scallion greens.

  • One example is a 3D printed sunflower embedded with sensors that blossoms or closes depending on heat, force, and light.

  • Alexey, one of the refugees camping in Sviatohirsk, owns a sunflower seed warehouse in Sloviansk.

  • You can also use sunflower oil or ghee, which is essentially clarified butter.

  • Brewer's veto comes a week after the Kansas State Senate rejected a similar bill in the Sunflower State.

  • Last year, Sprouts bought Sunflower Farmers Market, a 37-store chain.

  • Balanced on top of the wagon were a sunflower plant and a stack of photos.

  • Wolff has illustrated this point by a series of experiments on the sunflower, of which we shall quote one.

  • Saussure made similar experiments, and observed that the quantity of water exhaled by a sunflower amounted to about 220 lb.

  • Delicate, refined, perfectly poised, and Kitty beside her like a sunflower to a sprig of heliotrope!

  • And at last he found a fine seat on a tall sunflower, from which he could view every move that was made.

  • The chief produce of these tracts of unmixed sand is the sunflower, often the dense and almost exclusive occupant.