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Noun: helianthus  ,hee-lee'an-thus
  1. Any plant of the genus Helianthus having large flower heads with dark disk florets and showy yellow rays
    - sunflower

Derived forms: helianthuses

Type of: flower

Part of: genus Helianthus

Encyclopedia: Helianthus

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Helenium hoopesii
Helenium puberulum
Heleodytes
heli-
heliac
heliacal
Heliamphora
helianthemum
Helianthemum canadense
Helianthemum scoparium
helianthus
Helianthus angustifolius
Helianthus annuus
Helianthus giganteus
Helianthus laetiflorus
Helianthus maximilianii
Helianthus petiolaris
Helianthus tuberosus
helical
Helichrysum
Helichrysum bracteatum