helenium
Syllabification: (he·len·i·um)
Pronunciation: /həˈlēnēəm/
Definition of helenium
noun
Origin:
modern Latin, from Greek helenion. The term originally denoted the herb elecampane, possibly in commemoration of Helen of Troy (said to have planted elecampane on the island of Pharos); the current designation was adopted by Linnaeus in the 18th century