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Definition of Helianthus giganteus
1. Noun. Very tall American perennial of central and the eastern United States to Canada having edible tuberous roots.
Generic synonyms: Helianthus, Sunflower
Lexicographical Neighbors of Helianthus Giganteus
Literary usage of Helianthus giganteus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Gartenflora: Monatsschrift Fur Deutsche und Schweizerische Garten- und by Eduard Regel (1899)
"Helianthus giganteus wird bei uns allerdings nicht .hoch, in wärmeren Lagen aber,
... sich recht eigne, Helianthus giganteus sei auch für letztere geeignet. ..."
2. Report of the Geological Survey of Ohio by Geological Survey of Ohio (1893)
"Ohio," Gray (Manual); Licking Co., HL Jones (Cat.) Helianthus giganteus L.
Ge erally distributed over the western half of the state. ..."
3. Bulletin by North Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station (Fargo) (1899)
"Helianthus giganteus L. Tall Sunflower. Giant Sunflower. This is a very strong
growing perennial. It makes a fine growth of foliage, if furnished plenty of ..."
4. An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States: Canada and the British by Nathaniel Lord Britton, Addison Brown (1898)
"Leaves more broadly lanceolate and more sharply serrate, largely opposite.
Michigan and Minnesota to the Northwest Territory. Helianthus giganteus ..."
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