'Actinotus helianthi' definitions:

Definition of 'Actinotus helianthi'

From: GCIDE

Flannel flower \Flan"nel flow`er\ (Bot.) (a) The common mullein. (b) A Brazilian apocynaceous vine ({Macrosiphonia longiflora}) having woolly leaves. (c) An umbelliferous Australian flower ({Actinotus helianthi}), often erroneously thought to be composite. The involucre looks as if cut out of white flannel. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]