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Heliconian

Heliconian \Hel`i*co"ni*an\, a. [L. Heliconius.]

  1. Of or pertaining to Helicon. ``Heliconian honey.''
    --Tennyson.

  2. (Zo["o]l.) Like or pertaining to the butterflies of the genus Heliconius.

Usage examples of "heliconian".

She was also active in the Granite Club, the Heliconian Club, the Junior League, and the Dominion Drama Festival.

Most of these afflicted pilgrims to the London conservatory were engaged upon the business of the Goddess richly inspiring the Heliconian choir, but rendering the fountain-waters heady.

Johnson at his late visits to this lady, which was like being e secretioribus consiliis, I willingly drank cup after cup, as if it had been the Heliconian spring.

He realised well enough that his Heliconian eggs were not as valuable as my Silver Moon eggs.

The Heliconian streams which are not deep, but only dark, must run dry if they cannot run clear.

In my first elation at being allowed the privilege of attending Dr. Johnson at his late visits to this lady, which was like being e secretioribus consiliis, I willingly drank cup after cup, as if it had been the Heliconian spring.

Yes, but Globalists insisted that all evidence to the effect that the Empire existed was either illusion or deliberate deceit, that Imperial emissaries and officials were Heliconians playing a part for some reason.