Meanings
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA tall Eurasian herb, Inula helenium, whose roots have been used medicinally.
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nountall coarse Eurasian herb having daisylike yellow flowers with narrow petals whose rhizomatous roots are used medicinally
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Origin
- Latinenula campana
- Middle Englishelena campana
- Englishelecampane
From Middle English elena campana, from a confusion of Latin enula campana and helenium.
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Arabic رَاسَن, عِرْق الْجَنَاح
- رَاسَن (rāsan)Inula helenium
- عِرْق الْجَنَاح (ʕirq al-janāḥ)Inula helenium
- جَنَاح رُومِيّ (janāḥ rūmiyy)Inula helenium
- زَنْجَبِيل شَامِيّ (zanjabīl šāmiyy)Inula helenium
Bulgarian бял ома́н
- бял ома́н (bjal omán)Inula helenium
Catalan herba de l'ala
- herba de l'alaInula helenium
Czech oman pravý
- oman pravýInula helenium
Dutch Griekse alant
- Griekse alantInula helenium
Finnish isohirvenjuuri
- isohirvenjuuriInula helenium
French aunée officinale, grande aunée
- aunée officinaleInula helenium
- grande aunéeInula helenium
- inule aunéeInula helenium
German Alant
- AlantInula helenium
Hungarian örménygyökér
- örménygyökérInula helenium
Japanese 大車
- 大車 (oo-guruma)Inula helenium
Latin helenium, inula
- heleniumInula helenium
- inulaInula helenium
Persian زنجبیل شامی, راسن
- زنجبیل شامی (zanjabil-e šâmi)Inula helenium
- راسن (râsan)Inula helenium
Polish oman wielki
- oman wielkiInula helenium
Romanian iarbă-mare
- iarbă-mareInula helenium
Russian ома́н высо́кий, девяси́л высо́кий
- ома́н высо́кий (omán vysókij)Inula helenium
- девяси́л высо́кий (devjasíl vysókij)Inula helenium
Scottish Gaelic ailleann, creamh
- ailleannInula helenium
- creamhInula helenium
- creamh mac-féidhInula helenium
- eallanInula helenium
- meacan-uilleannInula helenium
- uilleannInula helenium
Slovak oman pravý
- oman pravýInula helenium
Swedish ålandsrot
- ålandsrotInula helenium
Turkish andız, andız otu
- andızInula helenium
- andız otuInula helenium
Ukrainian ома́н висо́кий
- ома́н висо́кий (omán vysókyj)Inula helenium
Welsh marchalan
- marchalanInula helenium
Cite this entry
elecampane. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/elecampane
“elecampane.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/elecampane. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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