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echinacea
echinacea definition
echi·na·cea (ek′ə nā′s̸hə)
noun
- any of a genus (Echinacea) of North American plants of the composite family, esp. a coneflower (E. purpurea) with purple flowers
- a medicinal herb made from the roots, leaves, etc. of certain of these plants
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