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for Helichrysum
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
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.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
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."
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) :
Helichrysum
n 1: large genus of mostly African and Australian herbs and
shrubs: everlasting flowers; in some classifications
includes genus Ozothamnus [syn: Helichrysum, genus
Helichrysum]
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