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Meanings of Helianthus giganteus in English

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Very tall American perennial of central and the eastern United States to Canada having edible tuberous roots.

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        Examples for "giant sunflower"
        Examples for "giant sunflower"
        1
        The whorled sunflower - sometimes called the giant sunflower - grows in open pastures and along roadsides, mostly in Alabama, Georgia and Tennessee.
        Reuters
        2
        He could see the thick stalks of the giant sunflowers, green and hairy.
        IT
        3
        Mr Molloy began growing giant pumpkins as a joke, along with giant sunflowers.
        The Irish Times
        1
        And at last he found a fine seat on a tall sunflower, from which he could view every move that was made.
        The Tale of Buster Bumblebee
        2
        However, Molly did not doubtless feel this want of suitability; to her the tall sunflower was no question a treasure and a beautiful plant.
        Melbourne House, Volume 2
        3
        The tall sunflowers along the fence seemed to throw a light in the gathering gloom.
        Sowing Seeds in Danny
        4
        It had rained during the night, and the tall sunflowers behind her were fresh and shining.
        The Song of the Lark
        5
        Then you can read about the pretty birds, and the tall sunflowers, and good children at school.
        The New McGuffey First Reader
        1
        We're not doing a thing worse than sucking 'hunters' rock leek' or roasting Indian potatoes or fishing for trout with cactus spines.
        Her Father's Daughter
        2
        "Digging Indian potatoes"-( aspeciesof artichoke.)
        Wau-Bun: The Early Day in the Northwest
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