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GIRASOL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does girasol mean?
• GIRASOL (noun)
The noun GIRASOL has 2 senses:
1. an opal with flaming orange and yellow and red colors
2. tall perennial with hairy stems and leaves; widely cultivated for its large irregular edible tubers
Familiarity information: GIRASOL used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An opal with flaming orange and yellow and red colors
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
fire opal; girasol
Hypernyms ("girasol" is a kind of...):
opal (a translucent mineral consisting of hydrated silica of variable color; some varieties are used as gemstones)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Tall perennial with hairy stems and leaves; widely cultivated for its large irregular edible tubers
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
girasol; Helianthus tuberosus; Jerusalem artichoke; Jerusalem artichoke sunflower
Hypernyms ("girasol" is a kind of...):
helianthus; sunflower (any plant of the genus Helianthus having large flower heads with dark disk florets and showy yellow rays)
Meronyms (parts of "girasol"):
Jerusalem artichoke (edible tuber of the Jerusalem artichoke)
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