helen | (n) (Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris; the Greek army sailed to Troy to get her back which resulted in the Trojan War, Syn. Helen of Troy |
helena | (n) capital of the state of Montana; located in western Montana, Syn. capital of Montana |
helenium | (n) genus of American herbs with flowers having yellow rays: sneezeweeds, Syn. genus Helenium |
mount saint helens | (n) an active volcano in the Cascade Range in southwestern Washington; erupted violently in 1980 after 123 years of inactivity, Syn. Mount St. Helens, Mt. St. Helens |
autumn sneezeweed | (n) North American perennial with bright yellow late summer flowers, Syn. Helenium autumnale |
elecampane | (n) tall coarse Eurasian herb having daisylike yellow flowers with narrow petals whose rhizomatous roots are used medicinally, Syn. Inula helenium |
hayes | (n) acclaimed actress of stage and screen (1900-1993), Syn. Helen Hayes |
jackson | (n) United States writer of romantic novels about the unjust treatment of Native Americans (1830-1885), Syn. Helen Maria Fiske Hunt Jackson, Helen Hunt Jackson |
keller | (n) United States lecturer and writer who was blind and deaf from the age of 19 months; Anne Sullivan taught her to read and write and speak; Helen Keller graduated from college and went on to champion the cause of blind and deaf people (1880-1968), Syn. Helen Adams Keller, Helen Keller |
melancholy thistle | (n) perennial stoloniferous thistle of northern Europe with lanceolate basal leaves and usually solitary heads of reddish-purple flowers, Syn. Cirsium helenioides, Cirsium heterophylum |
melba | (n) Australian operatic soprano (1861-1931), Syn. Helen Porter Mitchell, Dame Nellie Melba |
moody | (n) United States tennis player who dominated women's tennis in the 1920s and 1930s (1905-1998), Syn. Helen Newington Wills, Helen Wills Moody, Helen Wills |
orange sneezeweed | (n) stout perennial herb of western United States having flower heads with drooping orange-yellow rays; causes spewing sickness in sheep, Syn. Helenium hoopesii, owlclaws |
rosilla | (n) a sneezeweed of southwestern United States especially southern California, Syn. Helenium puberulum |
traubel | (n) United States operatic soprano (1903-1972), Syn. Helen Traubel |
woodbury | (n) United States social economist (1876-1933), Syn. Helen Laura Sumner Woodbury |