echinacea
noun/ˌekɪˈneɪʃə/, /ˌekɪˈneɪsiə/
/ˌekɪˈneɪʃə/
[uncountable, countable]- a plant similar to a daisy that is thought to help the body recover if somebody is ill and to fight infectionWord Originmodern Latin, from Greek ekhinos ‘hedgehog’.
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