"heliconia" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: heliconias [plural]
Etymology: From the genus name. Head templates: {{en-noun}} heliconia (plural heliconias)
  1. Any of the genus Heliconia of flowering plants. Categories (lifeform): Zingiberales order plants

Inflected forms

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