Helipterum

noun

He·​lip·​ter·​um

hə̇ˈliptərəm

: a genus of African and Australian herbs (family Compositae) having a plumose pappus and densely silky hairy achenes and grown as an everlasting

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from heli- entry 1 + Greek pteron wing

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