ˌheləˈkōnēə, -nyə noun
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, feminine of Heliconius of Helicon, from Greek Helicōnios, from Helikōn Helicon, mountain in Greece
1. capitalized : a genus of tropical American perennial herbs (family Musaceae) that have inconspicuous flowers in terminal spikes often subtended by brightly colored bracts and large leaves often showily veined or mottled with red or yellow — see wild plantain
2. -s : any plant of the genus Heliconia