/sun"flow'euhr/ , n.
1. any of various composite plants of the genus Helianthus, as H. annuus, having showy, yellow-rayed flower heads often 12 in. (30 cm) wide, and edible seeds that yield an oil with a wide variety of uses: the state flower of Kansas.
2. Also called aster . Furniture. a conventionalized flower motif carved in the center panels of a Connecticut chest.
[ 1555-65; trans. of L flos solis flower of the sun ]