Definition of elecampane in English:
elecampane
noun ˌɛlɪkamˈpeɪnˌɛləkæmˈpeɪn
A plant that 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
Example sentencesExamples
- Roots, such as those of elecampane, were used too.
- While elecampane root is better used for a cold or cough associated with coldness, weak digestion, low energy and whitish to clear mucus discharge.
- On the other hand, the elecampane speech and the seemingly related Turkish Knight and Turkey Champion characters occur in the Truro / Father Christmas and Irish plays, but not in the Alexander text.
- The bottle of elecampane is also found in the Irish plays, which also have a Turkey Champion with different lines, rather than the Turkish Knight.
Origin
Late Middle English: from medieval Latin enula (from Greek helenion 'elecampane') + campana probably meaning 'of the fields' (from campus 'field').
Definition of elecampane in US English:
elecampane
nounˌɛləkæmˈpeɪnˌeləkamˈpān
A plant that 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
Example sentencesExamples
- While elecampane root is better used for a cold or cough associated with coldness, weak digestion, low energy and whitish to clear mucus discharge.
- On the other hand, the elecampane speech and the seemingly related Turkish Knight and Turkey Champion characters occur in the Truro / Father Christmas and Irish plays, but not in the Alexander text.
- Roots, such as those of elecampane, were used too.
- The bottle of elecampane is also found in the Irish plays, which also have a Turkey Champion with different lines, rather than the Turkish Knight.
Origin
Late Middle English: from medieval Latin enula (from Greek helenion ‘elecampane’) + campana probably meaning ‘of the fields’ (from campus ‘field’).