helichrysum | (n) large genus of mostly African and Australian herbs and shrubs: everlasting flowers; in some classifications includes genus Ozothamnus, Syn. genus Helichrysum |
cascade everlasting | (n) shrub with white woolly branches and woolly leaves having fragrant flowers forming long sprays; flowers suitable for drying; sometimes placed in genus Helichrysum, Syn. Ozothamnus secundiflorus, Helichrysum secundiflorum |
strawflower | (n) Australian plant naturalized in Spain having flowers of lemon yellow to deep gold; the frequent choice of those who love dried flowers, Syn. Helichrysum bracteatum, yellow paper daisy, golden everlasting |
Helichrysum | ‖n. [ L., the marigold, fr. Gr. &unr_; 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.” [ 1913 Webster ] |
helichrysum | (n) large genus of mostly African and Australian herbs and shrubs: everlasting flowers; in some classifications includes genus Ozothamnus, Syn. genus Helichrysum |
cascade everlasting | (n) shrub with white woolly branches and woolly leaves having fragrant flowers forming long sprays; flowers suitable for drying; sometimes placed in genus Helichrysum, Syn. Ozothamnus secundiflorus, Helichrysum secundiflorum |
strawflower | (n) Australian plant naturalized in Spain having flowers of lemon yellow to deep gold; the frequent choice of those who love dried flowers, Syn. Helichrysum bracteatum, yellow paper daisy, golden everlasting |
Helichrysum | ‖n. [ L., the marigold, fr. Gr. &unr_; 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.” [ 1913 Webster ] |