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a composite plant, Helianthus giganteus, of eastern North America, growing nearly 12 ft. (4 m) high and having very large yellow flower heads. Also called tall sunflower.
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giant sunflower — noun very tall American perennial of central and the eastern United States to Canada having edible tuberous roots • Syn: ↑tall sunflower, ↑Indian potato, ↑Helianthus giganteus • Hypernyms: ↑sunflower, ↑helianthus * * * noun … Useful english dictionary
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tall sunflower — noun very tall American perennial of central and the eastern United States to Canada having edible tuberous roots • Syn: ↑giant sunflower, ↑Indian potato, ↑Helianthus giganteus • Hypernyms: ↑sunflower, ↑helianthus … Useful english dictionary
tall sunflower. — See giant sunflower. * * * … Universalium
tall sunflower. — See giant sunflower … Useful english dictionary
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Helianthus giganteus — noun very tall American perennial of central and the eastern United States to Canada having edible tuberous roots • Syn: ↑giant sunflower, ↑tall sunflower, ↑Indian potato • Hypernyms: ↑sunflower, ↑helianthus … Useful english dictionary
Helianthus giganteus — Taxobox name = Helianthus giganteus image width = 240px image caption = regnum = Plantae division = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Asterales familia = Asteraceae genus = Helianthus species = H. giganteus binomial = Helianthus… … Wikipedia
Helianthus giganteus — ID 39259 Symbol Key HEGI Common Name giant sunflower Family Asteraceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Native to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution AL, CT, DC, DE, GA, IA, IL, IN, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MS, NC, NJ, NY, OH … USDA Plant Characteristics
