Webster's 1913 Dictionary
HELICHRYSUM
Hel `i *chry "sum (, n. Etym: [L., the marigold, fr. Gr. (Bot. )
Defn: A genus of composite plants, with shining, commonly white or yellow, or sometimes reddish, radiated involucres, which are often called "everlasting flowers."
New American Oxford Dictionary
helichrysum
hel i chry sum |ˌheləˈkrīsəm ˌhɛləˈkraɪsəm | ▶noun an Old World plant of the daisy family. Some kinds are grown as everlastings, retaining their shape and color when dried. Compare with strawflower. [Genus Helichrysum, family Compositae. ] ORIGIN Latin, from Greek helikhrusos, from helix ‘spiral ’ + khrusos ‘gold. ’ It originally denoted a yellow-flowered plant, possibly Helichrysum stoechas.
Oxford Dictionary
helichrysum
helichrysum |ˌhɛlɪˈkrʌɪsəm | ▶noun an Old World plant of the daisy family. Some kinds are grown as everlastings, retaining their shape and colour when dried. ●Genus Helichrysum, family Compositae. ORIGIN Latin, from Greek helikhrusos, from helix ‘spiral ’ + khrusos ‘gold ’. It originally denoted a yellow-flowered plant, possibly Helichrysum stoechas.
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