Echinacea

Closeup of purple coneflowers, Echinacea purpurea. Crop of herbs. Medicinal plants concept. Floral background.

Echinacea purpurea

Synonyms:
Coneflower, Zi Zhu Hua
Echinacea (Wiktionary)

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌɛkɪˈneɪsɪə/, /ˌɛkɪˈneɪʃɪə/, /ˌɛkɪˈneɪʃə/
  • (weak vowel merger) IPA(key): /ˌɛkəˈneɪsɪə/, /ˌɛkəˈneɪʃɪə/, /ˌɛkəˈneɪʃə/

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -eɪʃə

Noun

echinacea (countable and uncountable, plural echinaceas)

  1. (countable
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