HELICONIAS

Noun

heliconias

plural of heliconia

Source: Wiktionary


HELICONIA

Hel`i*co"ni*a, n. Etym: [NL. See Helicon.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: One of numerous species of Heliconius, a genus of tropical American butterflies. The wings are usually black, marked with green, crimson, and white.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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PLANTAIN

(noun) any of numerous plants of the genus Plantago; mostly small roadside or dooryard weeds with elliptic leaves and small spikes of very small flowers; seeds of some used medicinally


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