echinacea

ech i na cea |ˌekəˈnāSHə ˌɛkɪˈneɪsɪə | ▶noun a North American coneflower. It is used in herbal medicine, largely for its antibiotic and wound-healing properties. [Genus Echinacea, family Compositae: several species, in particular the purple coneflower. ] ORIGIN modern Latin, from Greek ekhinos ‘hedgehog. ’

echinacea

echinacea |ˌɛkɪˈneɪsɪə | ▶noun a North American plant of the daisy family, whose flowers have a raised cone-like centre which appears to consist of soft spines. It is used in herbal medicine, largely for its antibiotic and wound-healing properties. ●Genus Echinacea, family Compositae: several species. ORIGIN modern Latin, from Greek ekhinos ‘hedgehog ’.

Echinacea

Echi na cea Substantiv, feminin , die |…ˈt͜seːa |die Echinacea; Genitiv: der Echinacea griechisch-neulateinisch Pflanzengattung der Korbblütengewächse