Echinacea Definition
ĕkə-nāsē-ə, -nāshə
noun
Any of a genus (Echinacea) of North American plants of the composite family, esp. a coneflower (E. purpurea) with purple flowers.
Webster's New World
A medicinal herb made from the roots, leaves, etc. of certain of these plants.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
- genus Echinacea
pronoun
A taxonomic genus within the tribe Heliantheae — the coneflowers.
Wiktionary
A taxonomic superorder within the subclass Euechinoidea — sea urchins with solid spines and gills.
Wiktionary
other
(plant of genus Echinacea): purple coneflower.
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Other Word Forms of Echinacea
Noun
Singular:
echinaceaPlural:
echinaceasOrigin of Echinacea
From scientific Latin Echinacea, from Ancient Greek ἐχῖνος (ekhinos, “hedgehog”) (because of the soft "spines" in the centre of the flower) + -acea.
From Wiktionary
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New Latin Echīnācea genus name from Latin echīnus sea urchin (from its rough leaves) echinus
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Latin echinus (“sea anemone”) + -acea (“resembling”)
From Wiktionary
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Echinus (“species of anemone”) + -acea
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