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echinacea definition

echi·na·cea (ek′ə nā′s̸hə)

noun

  1. any of a genus (Echinacea) of North American plants of the composite family, esp. a coneflower (E. purpurea) with purple flowers
  2. a medicinal herb made from the roots, leaves, etc. of certain of these plants

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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