Heliconia

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

  Heliconia \Hel`i*co"ni*a\, n. [NL. See {Helicon}.] (Zool.)
     One of numerous species of {Heliconius}, a genus of tropical
     American butterflies. The wings are usually black, marked
     with green, crimson, and white.
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