How Do You Say Sunflowers?
What’s in a name?
There are many different
kinds of scientists. A scientist
who studies plants is called a botanist.
Scientific names come from
the Latin language. The
scientific name for a sunflower is Helianthus. In Latin, Helios means sun,
and anthos means flower.
Many
plants love being in the sun.
Some plants really need a lot of sun; others grow better with less
sun. Sunflowers need lots of
sunshine. In the morning, a
sunflower faces the rising sun, and by afternoon the sunflower has turned
toward the setting sun.
The French word for
sunflower is tournesol (Turn-i-so), which means, “turn with the sun.”
Can you fill-in these blanks?
Sunflowers are sometimes called sun followers because
they
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A botanist is a
scientist who studies plants.
The science of studying plants is called, B
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