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Elecampane — El e*cam*pane , n. [F. [ e]nulecampane, NL. inula campana; L. inula elecampane + LL. campana a bell; cf. G. glockenwurz, i. e., bellwort. ] 1. (Bot.) A large, coarse herb ({Inula Helenium}), with composite yellow flowers. The root, which has a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Elecampane — Taxobox name = Elecampane image width = 250px regnum = Plantae phylum = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Asterales familia = Asteraceae tribus = Inuleae genus = Inula species = I. helenium binomial = Inula helenium binomial authority … Wikipedia
elecampane — /el i kam payn /, n. a composite weed, Inula helenium, naturalized in North America, having large yellow flowers and aromatic leaves and root. [1350 1400; ME, equiv. to OE ele(ne), eolone (metathetic alter. of ML enula, L inula elecampane) + ME… … Universalium
elecampane — el•e•cam•pane [[t]ˌɛl ɪ kæmˈpeɪn[/t]] n. pln a composite weed, Inula helenium, having large yellow flowers and aromatic leaves and root • Etymology: 1350–1400; ME, = OE ele(ne), eolone (<L inula elecampane) + ME campane < ML campāna, der.… … From formal English to slang
elecampane — /ɛləkæmˈpeɪn/ (say eluhkam payn) noun a plant, Inula helenium, with large yellow flowers and aromatic leaves and root. {earlier elena campana, for Medieval Latin enula campāna literally, inula of the field, from enula (from Latin inula… …
elecampane — n. large yellow flowered plant, with root from which sweetmeat is made … Dictionary of difficult words
inula — in·u·la in yə lə n 1) the dried roots and rhizome of elecampane used as an aromatic stimulant and esp. formerly as a remedy in pulmonary diseases called also elecampane, elecampane root 2) cap a genus of Old World perennial herbaceous or rarely… … Medical dictionary
alantolactone — əˌlan(ˌ)tōˈlakˌtōn noun ( s) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary alant + o + lactone; probably originally formed as German alantolakton : a white crystalline lactone C15H20O2 obtained from elecampane root … Useful english dictionary
helenin — ˈhelənə̇n, hə̇ˈlēnə̇n noun ( s) Etymology: New Latin Helenium + English in 1. : alantolactone or a mixture from elecampane root containing it 2. : helenalin … Useful english dictionary
Inula Helenium — Elecampane El e*cam*pane , n. [F. [ e]nulecampane, NL. inula campana; L. inula elecampane + LL. campana a bell; cf. G. glockenwurz, i. e., bellwort. ] 1. (Bot.) A large, coarse herb ({Inula Helenium}), with composite yellow flowers. The root,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
