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Elecampane flowers. Celle, Germany.

Etymology

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From Middle English elena campana, from a confusion of Latin enula campana and helenium.

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Noun

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elecampane (countable and uncountable, plural elecampanes)

  1. A tall Eurasian herb, Inula helenium, whose roots have been used medicinally.
    Synonyms: horseheal, scabwort
    Hypernym: inula

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