Etymology

heliconia

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Today it means: Any of the genus Heliconia of flowering plants. Full definition →

taxonomic name Heliconia
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  1. taxonomic name · learned borrowing fromHeliconia
  2. English todayheliconia

Learned borrowing from taxonomic name Heliconia.

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