What does "helenium" mean?

Any of various flowering plants, of the genus Helenium, the dried leaves of which were once used to make a form of snuff.

What is a synonym for "helenium"?

Common synonyms include: genus helenium, sneezeweed, sneezeweed.

Helenium

noun

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Noun

1
Any of various flowering plants, of the genus Helenium, the dried leaves of which were once used to make a form of snuff.
"Amongst the herbs to be administered when the charm was sung over him were a yew-berry, lupin, helenium, marsh mallow, dock elder, wormwood and strawberry leaves."

Synonyms

All synonyms

genus helenium sneezeweed sneezeweed

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"Amongst the herbs to be administered when the charm was sung over him were a yew-berry, lupin, helenium, marsh mallow, dock elder, wormwood and strawberry leaves."

Etymology

From the genus name.

Related phrases

flowering plant

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