sunray

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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noun a ray of sunlight
noun herb having a basal cluster of grey-green leaves and leafless stalks each with a solitary broad yellow flower head; desert areas Idaho to Arizona
noun a ray of artificial ultraviolet light from a sunray lamp

From sun + ray.

The clouds were tinged an earthlike yellow in the sunrays and in the shadow were a sorry blue. — The Red Badge of Courage: An Episode of the American Civil War, Stephen Crane
The sunrays danced upon colors, colors, more colors than we thought possible, we who had seen no houses save the white ones, the brown ones and the grey. — Anthem, Ayn Rand
Meanwhile the wintry, pale morning brightened, the grey fog cleared away, and the sunrays shone upon the blue cuirass of the Teuton and the silver Milanese armor of Zbyszko. — The Knights of the Cross, or, Krzyzacy: Historical Romance, Henryk Sienkiewicz

sunbeam

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