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Girasole

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gir·a·sol  (jr-sôl, -sl, -sl)
n.
1. also gir·o·sol See fire opal.
2. also gir·a·sole See Jerusalem artichoke.
[Italian girasole, sunflower, opal : girare, to turn; see girandole + sole, sun (from Latin sl; see swel- in Indo-European roots).]
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