everlasting flower

English

Helichrysum orientale (eastern strawflower)

Noun

everlasting flower (plural everlasting flowers)

1. Any of several genera of flower of the family Asteraceae, principally tribe Gnaphalieae, that retain their color when dried.

Synonyms

• (various species of a few genera): everlasting, everlasting daisy, paper daisy

Hyponyms

• (genera in Asteraceae): Antennaria (North America etc), Chrysocephalum (Australia), Coronidium (Australia), Edmondia (South Africa), Gamochaeta (New World), Gnaphalium, Helichrysum (Old World), Limonium (South Africa), Ozothamnus (Australia), Phaenocoma (South Africa), Rhodanthe (Australia), Syncarpha (South Africa), Xeranthemum (southern Europe), Xerochrysum (Australia)

Translations

everlasting flower

• Greek: αμάραντος (el) m (amárantos)

Further reading

• Everlasting on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Gnaphalieae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• “everlasting flower”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.