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heliconiaOne entry found. Main Entry: hel·i·co·nia Pronunciation: \ˌhe-lə-ˈkō-nē-ə, -nyə\ Function: 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
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