/hel'i kruy"seuhm, hee'li-/ , n.
any of the numerous composite plants of the genus Helichrysum, having alternate leaves and solitary or clustered flower heads, including the strawflower.
[ helíchrysos a plant, prob. of this genus, equiv. to heli- (perh. by haplology from heliko- HELICO-) + chrysós gold ]