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Princeton's WordNet

  1. Helenium, genus Heleniumnoun

    genus of American herbs with flowers having yellow rays: sneezeweeds

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  1. heleniumnoun

    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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  1. Helenium

    Helenium is a genus of annuals and herbaceous perennial plants in the family Asteraceae, native to the Americas.They bear yellow or orange daisy-like composite flowers. A number of these species (particularly Helenium autumnale) have the common name sneezeweed, based on the former use of their dried leaves in making snuff. It was inhaled to cause sneezing that would supposedly rid the body of evil spirits. Larger species may grow up to 2 metres (6.6 ft) tall.The genus is named for Helen of Troy, daughter of Zeus and Leda.Helenium species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including Phymatopus behrensii. Genus level properties: most conspicuously globe-like disk-shaped flowers, rays three-lobed at tip.

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  1. helenium

    Helenium is a genus of annuals and herbaceous perennials in the composite family, native to the Americas. They bear yellow or orange daisy-like composite flowers. Many species and their cultivars are used as ornamental plants, commonly known as 'Sneezeweed'. Despite the name, they do not cause sneezing as they are pollinated by insects rather than air.

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  1. Helenium

    Helenium is a genus of about 40 species of herbaceous flowering plants in the daisy family Asteraceae, native to North and Central America. They bear yellow or orange daisy-like composite flowers. A number of these species are commonly known as sneezeweed based on the former use of their dried leaves in making snuff, inhaled to cause sneezing that would supposedly rid the body of evil spirits. Larger species may grow up to 2 metres tall. Helenium species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including Phymatopus behrensii.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of helenium in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of helenium in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

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