Maximilian sunflower
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Tweet n. A sunflower (Helianthus maximilianii) of eastern and central North America having folded leaves at the mid-stem and large yellow flower heads. [After Prince Maximilian Alexander Philipp von Wied-Neuwied (1782-1867), Prussian naturalist and explorer.] |
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