French to English Dictionary (Dictionnaire Français-Anglais)

Helianthus

A genus of plants in the family Asteraceae, commonly known as sunflowers, characterized by their large yellow flowers and edible seeds.

Helicopter

A type of aircraft that derives lift and propulsion from one or more horizontal rotors.

Helix

A three-dimensional spiral shape, often used to describe the structure of DNA.

Hematite

A reddish-black mineral form of iron oxide, used as a pigment and in jewelry.

Hemisphere

A half of a spherical object, especially the Earth, divided into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.

Hemispheric

Relating to or resembling a hemisphere.

Hemoglobin

A red protein responsible for transporting oxygen in the blood of vertebrates.

Henry

A unit of electrical inductance equal to the inductance of a circuit in which an electromotive force of one volt is induced by a current change of one ampere per second.

Heptagon

A polygon with seven sides and seven angles.

Herb

Any seed-bearing plant that does not have a woody stem and dies down to the ground after flowering.

Herbicide

A substance used to kill unwanted plants, especially weeds.

Herbivorous

Describing an animal that feeds mainly on plants.