genus helipterum

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   genus of South African and Australian herbs or shrubs grown as everlastings; the various Helipterum species are currently in process of being assigned to other genera especially genera Pteropogon and Hyalosperma

   SynonymsHelipterum

   Broaderasterid dicot genus

   Part ofCompositae

Questions about genus helipterum

What does genus helipterum mean?

genus helipterum means "genus of South African and Australian herbs or shrubs grown as everlastings; the various Helipterum species are currently in process of being assigned to other genera especially genera Pteropogon and Hyalosperma".

What is another word for genus helipterum?

Close synonyms include Helipterum. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is genus helipterum a common word?

genus helipterum is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.