Etymology

helenium

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Today it means: Any of various flowering plants, of the genus Helenium, the dried leaves of which were once used to make a form of snuff. Full definition →

Latin helenium ← Ancient Greek ἑλένιον (helénion)
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  1. Ancient Greekἑλένιον (helénion)
  2. Latinhelenium
  3. English todayhelenium

Borrowed from Translingual Helenium.

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