| Noun | 1. | genus Heliophila - genus of South African flowering herbs and subshrubs dilleniid dicot genus - genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs Brassicaceae, Cruciferae, family Brassicaceae, family Cruciferae, mustard family - a large family of plants with four-petaled flowers; includes mustards, cabbages, broccoli, turnips, cresses, and their many relatives heliophila - any of various South African herbs and subshrubs cultivated for long showy racemes of bright blue flowers with white eyes |