# echinacea

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌɛkɪˈneɪʃə/ · frequency rank #80,411

## Definitions
1. Any of several plants, of genus Echinacea, having pinkish-purple flowers.
2. A herbal medicine extracted from the roots and seeds of such plants.

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

## Source
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