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  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Sunflower  \Sun"flow`er\,  n. 
  Any  plant  of  the  genus  {Helianthus};  --  so  called  probably 
  from  the  form  and  color  of  its  flower,  which  is  large  disk 
  with  yellow  rays.  The  commonly  cultivated  sunflower  is 
  {Helianthus  annuus},  a  native  of  America. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  sunflower 
  n  :  any  plant  of  the  genus  Helianthus  having  large  flower  heads 
  with  dark  disk  florets  and  showy  yellow  rays  [syn:  {helianthus}] 
 
  From  U.S.  Gazetteer  (1990)  [gazetteer]: 
 
  Sunflower,  MS  (town,  FIPS  71600) 
  Location:  33.54662  N,  90.53839  W 
  Population  (1990):  729  (234  housing  units) 
  Area:  1.0  sq  km  (land),  0.0  sq  km  (water) 
  Zip  code(s):  38778 

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