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elecampane
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun elecampane has 1 sense
- elecampane(n = noun.plant) inula helenium - tall coarse Eurasian herb having daisylike yellow flowers with narrow petals whose rhizomatous roots are used medicinally; Array is a kind of inula
CIDE DICTIONARY
elecampane, n. [F. énulecampane, NL. inula campana; L. inula elecampane + LL. campana a bell; cf. G. glockenwurz, i. e., “bellwort.”].
- A large, coarse herb (
Inula Helenium ), with composite yellow flowers. The root, which has a pungent taste, is used as a tonic, and was formerly of much repute as a stomachic. [1913 Webster] - A sweetmeat made from the root of the plant. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
elecampane, n.
1 a sunflower-like plant, Inula helenium, with bitter aromatic leaves and roots, used in herbal medicine and cookery.
2 an esp. candied sweetmeat flavoured with this.
1 a sunflower-like plant, Inula helenium, with bitter aromatic leaves and roots, used in herbal medicine and cookery.
2 an esp. candied sweetmeat flavoured with this.
Etymology
corrupt. of med.L enula (for L inula f. Gk helenion) campana (prob. = of the fields)
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