echinacea

== English == === Etymology === From scientific Latin Echinacea, from Ancient Greek ἐχῖνος (ekhînos, “hedgehog”, because of the soft "spines" in the centre of the flower) +‎ translingual -acea. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌɛkɪˈneɪʃə/, /ˌɛkɪˈneɪsɪə/, /ˌɛkɪˈneɪʃɪə/ (weak vowel merger) IPA(key): /ˌɛkəˈneɪʃə/, /ˌɛkəˈneɪsɪə/, /ˌɛkəˈneɪʃɪə/ Rhymes: -eɪʃə === Noun === echinacea (countable and uncountable, plural echinaceas) (countable) Any of several plants, of genus Echinacea, having pinkish-purple flowers. (uncountable) A herbal medicine extracted from the roots and seeds of such plants. ==== Hyponyms ==== (plant of genus Echinacea): purple coneflower ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== coneflower