...Sown in spring for use in flower beds, it blooms in summer. [Eiichi Asayama] The Japanese word sunflower means a flower that always faces the sun, and the kanji for sunflower and the French word tournesol have the same meaning. However, sunflowers do not always face the sun, so the English name sunflower (a flower that resembles the sun) is more appropriate. *Some of the terminology that mentions "tournesol" is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…花壇用に春まきで夏に咲く。【浅山 英一】 ヒマワリという日本語は,つねに顔を太陽に向けている花という意味であり,漢字の向日葵,フランス語のtournesolも同じ意味である。しかし,ヒマワリはいつも太陽に向かっているわけではないので,英語のsunflower(太陽の姿に似た花)という名のほうが適当である。… ※「tournesol」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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