noun Etymology: New Latin, ultimately from Greek Helikōnios, from Helikōn Helicon, mountain in Greece Date: 1838 any of a genus ( Heliconia of the family Heliconiaceae) of perennial herbs of tropical America and islands of the western Pacific having showy brightly colored bracts and large leaves
HELICONIA
Meaning of HELICONIA in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012