echinacea
[ ek-uh-ney-shuh, -see-uh ]
/ ˌɛk əˈneɪ ʃə, -si ə /
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noun
any of several coneflowers of the genus Echinacea whose leaves, roots, and other parts are used in herbal medicine to promote wound healing and enhance the immune system.
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Origin of echinacea
First recorded in 1825–30; from New Latin Echīnācea, genus name, from Latin echīnus “sea urchin,” from Greek echînos “hedgehog, sea urchin, a kind of plant” + -acea
Words nearby echinacea
echelon, echeveria, Echeverría, Echeverría Álvarez, echidna, echinacea, echinate, echino-, echinococcosis, echinococcus, echinococcus cyst
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British Dictionary definitions for echinacea
echinacea
/ (ˌɛkɪˈneɪʃɪə) /
noun
Also called: purple coneflower either of the two N American plants of the genus Echinacea, having flower heads with purple rays and black centres: family Compositae (composites)See coneflower
the powdered root of either of these plants, used to stimulate the immune system
Word Origin for echinacea
from New Latin, from Latin echīnātus prickly, from echīnus hedgehog
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Medical definitions for echinacea
echinacea
[ ĕk′ə-nā′sē-ə, -nā′shə ]
n.
Any of several coneflowers of the genus Echinacea, whose roots, seeds, and other parts are used in herbal medicine in the belief that they stimulate the immune system.
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