Meaning of HELICHRYSUM
WordNet Dictionary |
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| Definition: | | [n] large genus of mostly African and Australian herbs and shrubs: everlasting flowers; in some classifications includes genus Ozothamnus |
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| Synonyms: | | genus Helichrysum |
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| See Also: | | aster family, Asteraceae, asterid dicot genus, Compositae, family Asteraceae, family Compositae | |
Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| Definition: | | \Hel`i*chry"sum\, n. [L., the marigold, fr. Gr. ? a
kind of plant.] (Bot.)
A genus of composite plants, with shining, commonly white or
yellow, or sometimes reddish, radiated involucres, which are
often called ``everlasting flowers.''
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