immortelle

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

immortelle
    n 1: mostly widely cultivated species of everlasting flowers
         having usually purple flowers; southern Europe to Iran;
         naturalized elsewhere [syn: {immortelle}, {Xeranthemum
         annuum}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Immortelle \Im`mor*telle"\, n.; pl. {Immortelles}. [F. See
   {Immortal}.] (Bot.)
   A plant with a conspicuous, dry, unwithering involucre, as
   the species of {Antennaria}, {Helichrysum}, {Gomphrena}, etc.
   See {Everlasting}.
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Everlasting \Ev`er*last"ing\, n.
   1. Eternal duration, past or future; eternity.
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            From everlasting to everlasting, thou art God. --Ps.
                                                  xc. 2.
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   2. (With the definite article) The Eternal Being; God.
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   3. (Bot.) A plant whose flowers may be dried without losing
      their form or color, as, the pearly everlasting
      ({Anaphalis margaritacea}), the {immortelle} ({Xeranthemum
      anuum}) of the French, the cudweeds, etc.
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   4. A cloth fabric for shoes, etc. See {Lasting}.
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