helichrysum Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun large genus of mostly African and Australian herbs and shrubs: everlasting flowers; in some classifications includes genus Ozothamnus
genus Helichrysum.
WordNet
Hel`i*chry"sum noun
Etymology
L., the marigold, fr. Gr. a kind of plant.Definitions
(Bot.) A genus of composite plants, with shining, commonly white or yellow, or sometimes reddish, radiated involucres, which are often called "everlasting flowers."