Helenium

See also: helenium

Translingual

Helenium

Etymology

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Ancient Greek ἑλένιον (helénion)bor.

Latin heleniumbor.

Translingual Helenium

Borrowed from New Latin helenium (Inula helenium).

Proper noun

Helenium n

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Asteraceae – sneezeweeds, once used to make snuff.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids, euasterids II – clades; Asterales – order; Asteraceae – family; Asteroideae - subfamily; Helenieae - tribe; Gaillardiinae - subtribe

Hyponyms

• (genus): Helenium autumnale (common sneezeweed) - type species; Helenium amarum (yellow sneezeweed) - selected other species

Descendants

• → English: helenium

References

• Helenium on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Helenium on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Helenium on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons