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单词 elecampane
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Definition of elecampane in English:

elecampane

noun ˌɛlɪkamˈpeɪnˌɛləkæmˈpeɪn
  • A plant that has yellow daisy-like flowers with long slender petals and bitter aromatic roots that are used in herbal medicine, native to central Asia.

    土木香

    Inula helenium, family Compositae

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Roots, such as those of elecampane, were used too.
    • While elecampane root is better used for a cold or cough associated with coldness, weak digestion, low energy and whitish to clear mucus discharge.
    • On the other hand, the elecampane speech and the seemingly related Turkish Knight and Turkey Champion characters occur in the Truro / Father Christmas and Irish plays, but not in the Alexander text.
    • The bottle of elecampane is also found in the Irish plays, which also have a Turkey Champion with different lines, rather than the Turkish Knight.

Origin

Late Middle English: from medieval Latin enula (from Greek helenion 'elecampane') + campana probably meaning 'of the fields' (from campus 'field').

Definition of elecampane in US English:

elecampane

nounˌɛləkæmˈpeɪnˌeləkamˈpān
  • A plant that has yellow daisy-like flowers with long slender petals and bitter aromatic roots that are used in herbal medicine, native to central Asia.

    土木香

    Inula helenium, family Compositae

    Example sentencesExamples
    • While elecampane root is better used for a cold or cough associated with coldness, weak digestion, low energy and whitish to clear mucus discharge.
    • On the other hand, the elecampane speech and the seemingly related Turkish Knight and Turkey Champion characters occur in the Truro / Father Christmas and Irish plays, but not in the Alexander text.
    • Roots, such as those of elecampane, were used too.
    • The bottle of elecampane is also found in the Irish plays, which also have a Turkey Champion with different lines, rather than the Turkish Knight.

Origin

Late Middle English: from medieval Latin enula (from Greek helenion ‘elecampane’) + campana probably meaning ‘of the fields’ (from campus ‘field’).

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