immortelle

[ im-awr-tel ]

noun

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

immortelle

/ ˌɪmɔːˈtɛl /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of immortelle¹

1825–35; < French, noun use of feminine of immortel immortal; -elle

Word History and Origins

Origin of immortelle¹

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

Example Sentences

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

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Si l'me est mortelle, il est absurde de craindre la mort, si elle est immortelle elle ne peut aller qu'en s'ameliorant.

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

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In January or February the immortelle sheds its leaves and bursts into a crown of flame-coloured blossom.

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Above all towers the bois immortelle, called by the Spaniards la madre del cacao, "the mother of the cacao."

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