[el-i-kam-peyn] 
| a composite weed, Inula helenium, naturalized in North America, having large yellow flowers and aromatic leaves and root. |
| el·e·cam·pane (ěl'ĭ-kām-pān') n. A tall coarse plant (Inula helenium) native to central Asia, having rayed yellow flower heads. The roots are used medicinally. [Middle English elecampana : Old English elene (from Medieval Latin enula, from Latin inula, from Greek helenion, from Helenē, Helen; see Helen) + Medieval Latin campāna, of the field (from Latin campānea, feminine of campāneus, from campus, field).] |
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