HELICHRYSUM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Helichrysum mean? 

• HELICHRYSUM (noun)
  The noun HELICHRYSUM has 1 sense:

1. large genus of mostly African and Australian herbs and shrubs: everlasting flowers; in some classifications includes genus Ozothamnus

  Familiarity information: HELICHRYSUM used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HELICHRYSUM (noun)

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Meaning:

Large genus of mostly African and Australian herbs and shrubs: everlasting flowers; in some classifications includes genus Ozothamnus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

genus Helichrysum; Helichrysum

Hypernyms ("Helichrysum" is a kind of...):

asterid dicot genus (genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs)

Holonyms ("Helichrysum" is a member of...):

aster family; Asteraceae; Compositae; family Asteraceae; family Compositae (plants with heads composed of many florets: aster; daisy; dandelion; goldenrod; marigold; lettuces; ragweed; sunflower; thistle; zinnia)