2 definitions found for heliconia

heliconia noun Etymology: New Latin, ultimately from Greek Helikōnios, from Helikōn Helicon, mountain in Greece Date: 1838 any of a genus (Heliconia of the family Heliconiaceae) of perennial herbs of tropical America and islands of the western Pacific having showy brightly colored bracts and large leaves

Heliconia Hel`i*co"ni*a, n. [NL. See Helicon.] (Zo["o]l.) One of numerous species of Heliconius, a genus of tropical American butterflies. The wings are usually black, marked with green, crimson, and white.