evasive answer: (law) an answer by a defendant that fails to admit or deny the allegations set forth in the complaint
answer: the principal pleading by the defendant in response to plaintiff's complaint; in criminal law it consists of the defendant's plea of `guilty' or `not guilty' (or nolo contendere); in civil law it must contain denials of all allegations in the plaintiff's complaint that the defendant hopes to controvert and it can contain affirmative defenses or counterclaims
sunflower: any plant of the genus Helianthus having large flower heads with dark disk florets and showy yellow rays