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HELENIUM
Helenium, genus Helenium
(noun) genus of American herbs with flowers having yellow rays: sneezeweeds
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
From the genus name.
Noun
helenium (plural heleniums)
Any of various flowering plants, of the genus Helenium, the dried leaves of which were once used to make a form of snuff.
Synonyms
• sneezeweed
Source: Wiktionary
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UNAMBIGUOUS
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