"echinacea" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˌɛkɪˈneɪʃə/, /ˌɛkɪˈneɪsɪə/, /ˌɛkɪˈneɪʃɪə/, /ˌɛkəˈneɪʃə/ (note: weak vowel merger), /ˌɛkəˈneɪsɪə/ (note: weak vowel merger), /ˌɛkəˈneɪʃɪə/ (note: weak vowel merger) Forms: echinaceas [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪʃə Etymology: From scientific Latin Echinacea, from Ancient Greek ἐχῖνος (ekhînos, “hedgehog”, because of the soft "spines" in the centre of the flower) + translingual -acea. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|Echinacea}} Latin Echinacea, {{af|en|ἐχῖνος|-acea|gloss1=hedgehog|lang1=grc|lang2=mul|pos1=because of the soft "spines" in the centre of the flower}} Ancient Greek ἐχῖνος (ekhînos, “hedgehog”, because of the soft "spines" in the centre of the flower) + translingual -acea Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} echinacea (countable and uncountable, plural echinaceas)
  1. (countable) Any of several plants, of genus Echinacea, having pinkish-purple flowers. Tags: countable Hyponyms (plant of genus Echinacea): purple coneflower Translations (plant): ехинацея (ehinaceja) [feminine] (Bulgarian), auringonhattu (Finnish), εχινάκεα (echinákea) [feminine] (Greek), kasvirág (Hungarian), эхина́цея (exináceja) [feminine] (Russian), echinacea [feminine] (Spanish), ехінаце́я (exinacéja) [feminine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-echinacea-en-noun-xtAwforw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations, Drugs, Heliantheae tribe plants Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 65 35 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 54 46 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 58 42 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 66 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 66 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 66 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 64 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 70 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 68 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 69 31 Disambiguation of Drugs: 47 53 Disambiguation of Heliantheae tribe plants: 61 39 Disambiguation of 'plant of genus Echinacea': 99 1 Disambiguation of 'plant': 61 39
  2. (uncountable) A herbal medicine extracted from the roots and seeds of such plants. Tags: uncountable Translations (extract): auringonhattu-uute (Finnish), εχινάκεα (echinákea) [feminine] (Greek), echinacea [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-echinacea-en-noun-n7iosm3y Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Drugs Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 54 46 Disambiguation of Drugs: 47 53 Disambiguation of 'extract': 17 83
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: coneflower

Inflected forms

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