ECHINACEA

Echinacea, genus Echinacea

(noun) small genus of North American coarse perennial herbs

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

echinacea (countable and uncountable, plural echinaceas)

(countable) Any of several plants, of genus Echinacea, having pinkish-purple flowers.

(uncountable) A herbal medicine extracted from the roots and seeds of such plants.

Hyponyms

• (plant of genus Echinacea): purple coneflower

Source: Wiktionary



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