English-Thai Dictionary
elecampane
N พืช พวก Inula Helenium มีด อก สีเหลือง ใบ มี กลิ่นหอม
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
ELECAMPANE
n.[L. helenium, from Gr. which signifies this plant and a feast in honor of Helen. Pliny informs us that this plant was so called because it was said to have sprung from the tears of Helen. The past part of the word is from the Latin campana; inula campana. ] A genus of plants, the Inula, of many species. The common elecampane has a perennial, thick, branching root, of a strong odor, and is used in medicine. It is sometimes called yellow star-wort. The Germans are said to candy the root, like ginger, calling it German spice.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
ELECAMPANE
El `e *cam *pane ", n. Etym: [F. énulecampane, NL. inula campana; L.inula elecampane + LL. campana a bell; cf. G. glockenwurz, i. e., "bellwort. "]
1. (Bot. )
Defn: 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.
2. A sweetmeat made from the root of the plant.
New American Oxford Dictionary
elecampane
el e cam pane |ˌelikamˈpān ˌɛləˈkæmpeɪn | ▶noun a plant that has yellow daisylike flowers with long slender petals and bitter aromatic roots that are used in herbal medicine, native to central Asia. [Inula helenium, family Compositae. ] ORIGIN late Middle English: from medieval Latin enula (from Greek helenion ‘elecampane ’) + campana probably meaning ‘of the fields ’ (from campus ‘field ’).
Oxford Dictionary
elecampane
elecampane |ˌɛlɪkamˈpeɪn | ▶noun a plant which has yellow daisy-like flowers with long slender petals and bitter aromatic roots that are used in herbal medicine, native to central Asia. ●Inula helenium, family Compositae. ORIGIN late Middle English: from medieval Latin enula (from Greek helenion ‘elecampane ’) + campana probably meaning ‘of the fields ’ (from campus ‘field ’).
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