/el'i kam payn"/ , n.
a composite weed, Inula helenium, naturalized in North America, having large yellow flowers and aromatic leaves and root.
[ 1350-1400; ME, equiv. to OE ele ( ne ), eolone (metathetic alter. of ML enula, L inula elecampane) + ME campane campana, equiv. to camp ( us ) field + -ana, fem. of -anus -ANE, -AN ]