immortelle

[ im-awr-tel ]

noun
  1. an everlasting plant or flower, especially Xeranthemum annuum.

Origin of immortelle

1
1825–35; <French, noun use of feminine of immortelimmortal; see -elle

Words Nearby immortelle

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How to use immortelle in a sentence

  • The woody immortelle (Helichrysum fruticosum) is one of those peculiar to the Cape districts.

    The Desert World | Arthur Mangin
  • Si l'me est mortelle, il est absurde de craindre la mort, si elle est immortelle elle ne peut aller qu'en s'ameliorant.

  • Pour moi, qu'en sant mme un autre monde tonne,Qui crois l'me immortelle, et que c'est Dieu qui tonne.

    A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 10 (of 10) | Franois-Marie Arouet (AKA Voltaire)
  • In January or February the immortelle sheds its leaves and bursts into a crown of flame-coloured blossom.

    The Food of the Gods | Brandon Head
  • Above all towers the bois immortelle, called by the Spaniards la madre del cacao, "the mother of the cacao."

    The Food of the Gods | Brandon Head

British Dictionary definitions for immortelle

immortelle

/ (ˌɪmɔːˈtɛl) /


noun
  1. any of various plants, mostly of the family Asteraceae (composites), that retain their colour when dried, esp Xeranthemum annuum: Also called: everlasting, everlasting flower

Origin of immortelle

1
C19: from French (fleur) immortelle everlasting (flower)

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