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Definition of: Helianthus
(hē′lē·an′thəs) noun
A large genus of mainly North American annual or perennial plants of the composite family, the sunflowers, with usually opposite leaves and large heads of yellow flowers. [<NL <Gk. hēlios sun + anthos a flower]
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