Associations to the word «Echinacea»

Wiktionary

ECHINACEA, proper noun. A taxonomic superorder within the class Echinoidea   — sea urchins with solid spines and gills.
ECHINACEA, proper noun. A taxonomic genus within the family Asteraceae   — the coneflowers.
ECHINACEA, noun. (countable) Any of several plants, of genus Echinacea, having pinkish-purple flowers.
ECHINACEA, noun. (uncountable) A herbal medicine extracted from the roots and seeds of such plants.

Dictionary definition

ECHINACEA, noun. Small genus of North American coarse perennial herbs.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats