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:

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.

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other

(plant of genus Echinacea): purple coneflower.

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Other Word Forms of Echinacea

Singular:

echinacea

Plural:

echinaceas

From scientific Latin Echinacea, from Ancient Greek ἐχῖνος (ekhinos, “hedgehog”) (because of the soft "spines" in the centre of the flower) +‎ -acea.

From Wiktionary
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
From Latin echinus (“sea anemone”) +‎ -acea (“resembling”)

From Wiktionary
Echinus (“species of anemone”) +‎ -acea

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