immortelle

im·mor·telle  (môr-tl)

n.

Any of various plants, such as species of the genera Helichrysum, Xeranthemum, and Erythrina, having flowers that retain their shape and color when dried.

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[French, from feminine of immortel, immortal, from Old French; see immortal.]

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immortelle [ˌɪmɔːˈtɛl]

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any of various plants, mostly of the family Asteraceae (composites), that retain their colour when dried, esp Xeranthemum annuum Also called everlasting everlasting flower

[from French (fleur) immortelle everlasting (flower)]

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immortelle - mostly widely cultivated species of everlasting flowers having usually purple flowers; southern Europe to Iran; naturalized elsewhere Xeranthemum annuum everlasting, everlasting flower - any of various plants of various genera of the family Compositae having flowers that can be dried without loss of form or color genus Xeranthemum - genus of annual densely hairy herbs of Mediterranean to southwestern Asia