heliconia
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- noun
- /ˌhɛlɪˈkoʊniə/
- Visitors admired the display of heliconia, known for its unique shape and brilliant shades of red and yellow.
- heliconia, hibiscus, and bougainvillea
- heliconia and ginger
- Heliconia rostrata
Examples
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Not to mention the cordyline or the heliconia.
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Beautiful Heliconia Summer photo.
Blog text (21) -
It attacks plants like ginger, heliconia, or palms.
Academic text (2000) -
On the upslope, a wall of pink heliconia defined the route in a disciplined rank of plants so healthy they looked artificial.
Fiction book (1996) -
Rooms are large and attractive, and the grounds are beautifully landscaped with tropical foliage: unusual palms, brilliant hibiscus, and claw-like heliconia.
Academic text (1996) -
On many parts of the island, ash smothered all vegetation; the weight of the ashfall stripped limbs from trees and toppled smaller plants, such as banana and heliconia.
Academic text (2003) -
In the rainforest, the vibrant heliconia flowers attract many species of birds with their bright colors.
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The garden was filled with tropical plants, including stunning heliconia that swayed gently in the breeze.
Surface Forms
Etymology
Heliconia comes from Mount Helicon in Greece, a place in old stories linked to the Muses and beauty. People named the tropical plant after that place because its bright, showy, hanging flowers seemed very beautiful, so heliconia now brings to mind a bold tropical plant with colorful blooms.