"helenium" meaning in All languages combined

See helenium on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: heleniums [plural]
Etymology: From the genus name. Head templates: {{en-noun}} helenium (plural heleniums)
  1. Any of various flowering plants, of the genus Helenium, the dried leaves of which were once used to make a form of snuff. Synonyms: sneezeweed Derived forms: helenin
    Sense id: en-helenium-en-noun-J-0kyHfT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Composites

Noun [Latin]

IPA: [hɛˈɫɛ.ni.ũː] [Classical-Latin], [eˈlɛː.ni.um] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἑλένιον (helénion), said to be named for Ἑλένη (Helénē) of Troy, who according to legend planted elecampane on the island of Pharos. Etymology templates: {{bor|la|grc|ἑλένιον}} Ancient Greek ἑλένιον (helénion) Head templates: {{la-noun|helenium<2>}} helenium n (genitive heleniī or helenī); second declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|helenium<2>}} Forms: heleniī [genitive], helenī [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], helenium [nominative, singular], helenia [nominative, plural], heleniī [genitive, singular], helenī [genitive, singular], heleniōrum [genitive, plural], heleniō [dative, singular], heleniīs [dative, plural], helenium [accusative, singular], helenia [accusative, plural], heleniō [ablative, singular], heleniīs [ablative, plural], helenium [singular, vocative], helenia [plural, vocative]
  1. elecampane (Inula helenium) Tags: declension-2, neuter

Inflected forms

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