Definition of Heliamphora
: a genus of South American pitcher plants (family Sarraceniaceae) native to the mountains of British Guiana and having scapes of nodding pink or white flowers
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Origin and Etymology of heliamphora
New Latin, from heli- (from Greek helissein to roll, wind) + Latin amphora
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