1. large genus of mostly African and Australian herbs and shrubs: everlasting flowers; in some classifications includes genus Ozothamnus; [syn: Helichrysum, genus Helichrysum]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
genus Helichrysum
n 1: large genus of mostly African and Australian herbs and
shrubs: everlasting flowers; in some classifications
includes genus Ozothamnus [syn: Helichrysum, genus
Helichrysum]