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elecampane

/ˌɛlɪkamˈpeɪn/US/ˌɛləkæmˈpeɪn/

elecampane noun: a tall Eurasian herb, Inula helenium, whose roots have been used medicinally.

elecampane: a tall Eurasian herb, Inula helenium, whose roots have been used medicinally
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Noun

elecampane (countable and uncountable, plural elecampanes)

  1. A tall Eurasian herb, Inula helenium, whose roots have been used medicinally.

elecampane meaning in Arabic and Persian

elecampane in Arabic

Inula helenium
رَاسَن rāsan, عِرْق الْجَنَاح ʕirq al-janāḥ, جَنَاح رُومِيّ janāḥ rūmiyy, زَنْجَبِيل شَامِيّ zanjabīl šāmiyy

elecampane in Persian

Inula helenium
زنجبیل شامی zanjabil-e šâmi, راسن râsan

Synonyms of elecampane

Forms of elecampane

pluralelecampanes

Origin of elecampane

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

Questions about elecampane

What does elecampane mean?
Elecampane means a tall Eurasian herb, Inula helenium, whose roots have been used medicinally.
What is elecampane in Arabic?
Elecampane in Arabic is رَاسَن (rāsan), عِرْق الْجَنَاح (ʕirq al-janāḥ), جَنَاح رُومِيّ (janāḥ rūmiyy). See Elecampane meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is elecampane?
Elecampane is a noun.
How do you pronounce elecampane?
Elecampane is pronounced /ˌɛlɪkamˈpeɪn/ (UK).
What is the plural of elecampane?
The plural of elecampane is elecampanes.

Words near elecampane in the dictionary

  1. Eleby
  2. Elebys
  3. elec
  4. elec.
  5. elecampana
  6. elecampane
  7. elecampanes
  8. elect
  9. electabilities
  10. electability
  11. electable

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