elecampane
a composite weed, Inula helenium, naturalized in North America, having large yellow flowers and aromatic leaves and root.
Origin of elecampane
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How to use elecampane in a sentence
One time the weather was very sharp, and I had taken great cold, I got a little elecampane beer.
George Fox | George Foxelecampane, now known as the sweetmeat of childhood, was esteemed for ages in the domestic herbal.
Nooks and Corners of English Life, Past and Present | John TimbsThis was in pennyroyal time, and when the rare lobelia was in its prime and the elecampane was coming on.
The Country of the Pointed Firs | Sarah Orne Jewett"I just saw a nice plant o' elecampane growin' back there," she said presently to her daughter.
The Country of the Pointed Firs | Sarah Orne JewettInula (elecampane) has been employed as a cough remedy in England for centuries.
British Dictionary definitions for elecampane
/ (ˌɛlɪkæmˈpeɪn) /
a perennial flowering plant, Inula helenium, of Europe, Asia, and North America having large hairy leaves and narrow yellow petals: family Asteraceae (composites)
Origin of elecampane
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