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echinacea.

Any of several plants, of genus Echinacea, having pinkish-purple flowers.

9 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˌɛkɪˈneɪʃə//ˌɛkɪˈneɪsɪə//ˌɛkɪˈneɪʃɪə//ˌɛkəˈneɪʃə/
  1. Any of several plants, of genus Echinacea, having pinkish-purple flowers.

    countable
  2. A herbal medicine extracted from the roots and seeds of such plants.

    uncountable
Where this word comes from

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

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