tournesol

common noun

Syllable Decomposition

tournesol

from the verb to turn and sol, for sun, because the flowers of these plants turn in the direction of the sun.

Definitions

botanique
botanique
botaniqueagriculture
chimie

Synonyms

soleilgrand soleilgraine de perroquethélianthe annuelfleur de soleilcouronne de soleilsoleil des jardins

Plural

tournesols

Hyperonym

Astéracées

Translations

  • englishenglish:sunflower
  • finnishfinnish:auringonkukka
  • germangerman:Sonnenblume
  • chinesechinese:向日葵
  • spanishspanish:girasol
  • greekgreek:ηλίανθος
  • hebrewhebrew:חמנית
  • hindihindi:सुर्यमुखी
  • italianitalian:girasole
  • japanesejapanese:向日葵
  • dutchdutch:zonnebloem
  • polishpolish:słonecznik
  • portugueseportuguese:girassol
  • russianrussian:подсолнух
  • swedishswedish:solros
  • turkishturkish:ayçiçeği