Helichrysum

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Immortelle \Im`mor*telle"\, n.; pl. {Immortelles}. [F. See
     {Immortal}.] (Bot.)
     A plant with a conspicuous, dry, unwithering involucre, as
     the species of {Antennaria}, {Helichrysum}, {Gomphrena}, etc.
     See {Everlasting}.
     [1913 Webster]



From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Helichrysum \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."
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Helichrysum
       n : large genus of mostly African and Australian herbs and
           shrubs: everlasting flowers; in some classifications
           includes genus Ozothamnus [syn: {genus Helichrysum}]