Definition of Helianthus giganteus

1. Noun. Very tall American perennial of central and the eastern United States to Canada having edible tuberous roots.


Lexicographical Neighbors of Helianthus Giganteus

Helen of Troy
Helena
Helene
Helenium
Helenium autumnale
Helenium hoopesii
Helenium puberulum
Heleodytes
Heley
Helga
Heliamphora
Helianthemum canadense
Helianthemum scoparium
Helianthus angustifolius
Helianthus annuus
Helianthus giganteus
Helianthus laetiflorus
Helianthus maximilianii
Helianthus petiolaris
Helianthus tuberosus
Helichrysum bracteatum
Helichrysum secundiflorum
Helicidae
Heliconian
Helicteres
Helicteres isora
Helie
Helie's bundle
Heliobacter
Heliobacter pylori

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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