name · noun · 8 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈsʌn.flaʊ.ə/
General-American:/ˈsʌn.flaʊ.əɹ/
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rhymes with -ʌnflaʊə(ɹ)
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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Meaning 1
The ship of characters Sunny and Basil from the videogame Omori.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: slang
Topics: lifestyle
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Meaning 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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning 3
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.
The commonly cultivated species, Helianthus annuus, a native of America.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning 4
A bright yellow, like that of the flower petals.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning 5
Any flat, radially symmetric organic compound, such as coronene.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning 6
Synonym of worm-star.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences
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Synonyms: worm-star
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Meaning 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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK
Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport
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Meaning 8
any plant of the genus Helianthus having large flower heads with dark disk florets and showy yellow rays
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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