"sunflowery" meaning in English

See sunflowery in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more sunflowery [comparative], most sunflowery [superlative]
Etymology: sunflower + -y Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|sunflower|y}} sunflower + -y Head templates: {{en-adj}} sunflowery (comparative more sunflowery, superlative most sunflowery)
  1. Resembling or characteristic of a sunflower.
    Sense id: en-sunflowery-en-adj-iTq3DxtK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y

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