Helichrysum

See also: helichrysum

Translingual

Etymology

    Learned borrowing from New Latin Helichrysum, borrowed from Ancient Greek ἑλίχρυσος (helíkhrusos). Used in botanical Latin by 1542; first described in Linnaean taxonomy in 1754.

    Proper noun

    Helichrysum n

    1. A taxonomic genus within the family Asteraceae – many flowers, known by various names such as everlasting flower, immortelle, and strawflower.

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    • English: helichrysum

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