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Meanings of sunflower family in English

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The second largest family of flowering plants, after Orchidaceae, in terms of number of species.

        Usage of sunflower family in English
        1
        Jerusalem artichokes come from North America and are part of the sunflower family.
        The Irish Times
        2
        They arrived, all dirty and knobbly, looking more like a sad potato than a member of the sunflower family.
        The Irish Times
        3
        The advancing summer introduces many flowers of the sunflower family, until in August the plains are one blaze of yellow and purple.
        The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia, Volume 1 of 28