ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun
Usage: often attributive
1. : a plant of the genus Helianthus ; especially : common sunflower
2. : heliotrope 1
3. : any of various plants that either bear a superficial likeness to the common sunflower or open in the sunshine: as
a. : gumweed
b. : pot marigold
c. : a rockrose of the genus Helianthemum
d. : balsamroot
4.
a. : a variable color averaging a strong orange yellow that is yellower and stronger than Spanish yellow and stronger and slightly yellower than average marigold
b. : sunflower yellow