Helipterum

2 definitions found

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

  Helipterum \Helipterum\ n.
     genus of South African and Australian herbs or shrubs grown
     as everlastings; the various {Helipterum} species are
     currently in process of being assigned to other genera,
     especially {Pteropogon} and {Hyalosperma}.
  


     Syn: genus {Helipterum}.
          [WordNet 1.5] Helispheric

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Helipterum
       n : genus of South African and Australian herbs or shrubs grown
           as everlastings; the various Helipterum species are
           currently in process of being assigned to other genera
           especially Pteropogon and Hyalosperma [syn: {genus
           Helipterum}]