helianthus giganteus

1. 1.

   very tall American perennial of central and the eastern United States to Canada having edible tuberous roots

   Synonymsgiant sunflowertall sunflowerIndian potato

   Broadersunflower

Questions about helianthus giganteus

What does helianthus giganteus mean?

helianthus giganteus means "very tall American perennial of central and the eastern United States to Canada having edible tuberous roots".

What is another word for helianthus giganteus?

Close synonyms include giant sunflower, tall sunflower, Indian potato. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is helianthus giganteus a common word?

helianthus giganteus is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.