el·e·cam·pane ( l  -k m-p n )n. A tall coarse plant (Inula helenium) native to central Asia, having rayed yellow flower heads. The roots are used medicinally. [Middle English elecampana : Old English elene (from Medieval Latin enula, from Latin inula, from Greek helenion, from Helen  , Helen; see Helen) + Medieval Latin campna, of the field (from Latin campnea, feminine of campneus, from campus, field).] |
elecampane [ˌɛlɪkæmˈpeɪn]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) a perennial flowering plant, Inula helenium, of Europe, Asia, and North America having large hairy leaves and narrow yellow petals: family Asteraceae (composites)
[from Medieval Latin enula campãna, from enula (from Greek helenion) + campãnus of the field]
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| Noun | 1. |  elecampane - tall coarse Eurasian herb having daisylike yellow flowers with narrow petals whose rhizomatous roots are used medicinallyinula - any plant of the genus Inula |
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