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Helianthus Yellow Webster's International Dictionary Unabridged He·Li·An·Thus An(t)thəs\ 

Title helianthus
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Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged
he·li·an·thus
\-an(t)thəs\ noun
Etymology: New Latin, from heli- (I) + -anthus
1. capitalized : a genus of tall erect or sometimes much-branched American annual or perennial herbs (family Compositae) comprising the sunflowers and having flower heads with purple or yellow disk flowers and showy yellow sterile rays — see jerusalem artichoke
2. -es : any plant of the genus Helianthus

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