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Helenium

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

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

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genus heleniumnoungenus of american herbs with yellow-rayed flowers: sneezeweeds

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genus heleniumnoungenus of american herbs with yellow-rayed flowers: sneezeweeds
sneezeweednoun(US) A plant of the genus Helenium, especially Helenium autumnale.
helichrysumnounAny of the genus Helichrysum of plants related to the sunflower.
bitterweednounAny plant in the genus Ambrosia, especially Ambrosia artemisiifolia (common ragweed).
helianthemumnoun(botany) Any member of species of the genus Helianthemum of rockroses.
yellowdicksnounThe plant Helenium amarum
hedychiumnoun(botany) Any plant of the genus Hedychium.
heliconianounAny of the genus Heliconia of flowering plants.
helleborenounAny of the common garden flowering plants of the genus Helleborus, in family Ranunculaceae, having supposed medicinal properties.
helleborinenounAny of a number of species of orchid of the genera Epipactis and Cephalanthera.
elecampanenounA tall Eurasian herb, Inula helenium, whose roots have been used medicinally.
staggerweednounA flowering plant of species Stachys arvensis, which causes staggers in livestock that consume it.
hempweednounAny of various plants of the genus Eupatorium.
houseleeknounAny of several succulent plants, of the genus Sempervivum, having a rosette of fleshy leaves.
halesianounAny of the genus Halesia of American shrubs with white flowers.
helianthusnounAny plant, of the genus Helianthus, having large flower heads with dark disk florets and showy yellow rays; the sunflowers
sunflowernounAny plant of the genus Helianthus, so called probably from the form and color of its floral head, having the form of a large disk surrounded by yellow ray flowers.
hawkweednounAny species of plant of the genus Hieracium and its segregate genus Pilosella, in the sunflower family (Asteraceae).
common heliotropenounA summer-growing annual native flower of Southern and Central Europe, Western Asia and Northern Africa (Heliotropium europaeum).
hemp-nettlenounAny weed of the genus Galeopsis in the Lamiaceae family.

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