helenium

WORDNET DICTIONARY

helenium(n = noun.plant) genus helenium - genus of American herbs with flowers having yellow rays: sneezeweeds; Array

is a kind of asterid dicot genus

is a member of aster family, asteraceae, compositae, family asteraceae, family compositae

helenium, n. any composite plant of the genus Helenium, with daisy-like flowers having prominent central discs.

Etymology

mod.L f. Gk helenion, possibly commemorating Helen of Troy