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heliconia definition

heli·co·nia (hel′i kō′nē ə)

noun

any of a genus (Heliconia) of tropical plants of the banana family, having tall, erect leaves and spikes of flowers enclosed in brilliantly colored bracts

Etymology: ModL < L, fem. of Heliconius, of Helicon

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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