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helichrysum
CIDE DICTIONARY
helichrysum, n. [L., the marigold, fr. Gr. a kind of plant.].
A genus of composite plants, with shining, commonly white or yellow, or sometimes reddish, radiated involucres, which are often called “everlasting flowers.” [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
helichrysum, n. any composite plant of the genus Helichrysum, with flowers retaining their appearance when dried.
Etymology
L f. Gk helikhrusos f. helix spiral + khrusos gold
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