[ ˌɛkɪ'neɪsɪə ]
■ noun a North American plant of the daisy family, whose flowers have a raised cone-like centre which appears to consist of soft spines. [Genus Echinacea : several species.]
Origin
mod. L., from Gk ekhinos 'sea urchin, hedgehog'.
[ ˌɛkɪ'neɪsɪə ]
■ noun a North American plant of the daisy family, whose flowers have a raised cone-like centre which appears to consist of soft spines. [Genus Echinacea : several species.]
Origin
mod. L., from Gk ekhinos 'sea urchin, hedgehog'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004