n. 1.1 a genus of herbs and shrubs of Australia and Southern Africa, with an everlasting flower; most species are usually placed in genus Helipterum. Syn. -- genus Acroclinium [ WordNet 1.5 ]
‖n.; pl.Periclinia [ NL., fr. Gr. peri` around + &unr_; a bed. ] (Bot.) The involucre which surrounds the common receptacle in composite flowers. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n.; pl.Triclinia [ L., from Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;; &unr_; (see Tri-) + &unr_; a couch. ] (Rom. Antiq.) (a) A couch for reclining at meals, extending round three sides of a table, and usually in three parts. (b) A dining room furnished with such a triple couch. [ 1913 Webster ]