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Webster 1913 Edition

Helichrysum

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Helˊi-chry′sum

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Noun.
[L., the marigold, fr. Gr. [GREEK] 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.”

Definition 2024

helichrysum

helichrysum

See also: Helichrysum

English

Noun

helichrysum ‎(plural helichrysums)

  1. Any of the genus Helichrysum of plants related to the sunflower.
    • 2008 May 1, Leslie Land, “An Ambulatory Arbor”, in New York Times:
      Also plant a trailer like helichrysum or ivy to soften the edge and provide extra coverage if needed; vines often thin at the base as they age.

See also

Etymology

From the genus name.

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