different between sunflower vs poinsettia

English

Etymology

sun +? flower

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?s?n?fla?.?/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?s?n?fla??/
• Hyphenation: sun?flow?er

Noun

sunflower (plural sunflowers)

1. 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.
   1. The commonly cultivated species, Helianthus annuus, a native of America.
2. A bright yellow, like that of the flower petals.

3. (informal, organic chemistry) Any flat, radially symmetric organic compound such as coronene

Synonyms

• turnsole

Derived terms

Related terms

• sunchoke

Translations

See also

• blueweed
• girasol
• helianthus
• Jerusalem artichoke
• moonflower
• Appendix:Colors

Further reading

• sunflower on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Helianthus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Helianthus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• sunflower at USDA Plants database
• sunflower on Integrated Taxonomic Information System.

Anagrams

• unflowers

English

Etymology

After the obsolete genus name Poinsettia, named after Joel Roberts Poinsett (19th-century US minister to Mexico); equivalent to Poinsett +? -ia.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?p??n?s?.t??/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?p??n?s?.?(i)?/

Noun

poinsettia (plural poinsettias)

1. A plant, Euphorbia pulcherrima, with rather small and insignificant flowers but large brightly coloured leaves.

Synonyms

• (Euphorbia pulcherrima): Christmas star, Mexican flame leaf

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