acroclinium

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

1. n. A generic name retained by florists for a composite plant from the Cape of Good Hope, more properly classed as Helipterum roseum. It has immortelle-like flowers, with scarious colored bracts.

GNU Webster's 1913

1. n. a genus of herbs and shrubs of Australia and Southern Africa, with an everlasting flower; most species are usually placed in genus Helipterum.

WordNet 3.0

1. n. genus of herbs and shrubs of Australia and South Africa: everlasting flower; most species usually placed in genus Helipterum