Echinacea

See also: echinacea

Translingual

Etymology 1

Echinus esculentus, a species in superorder Echinacea

From (translingual) Echinus (genus of sea urchins) + -acea, a suffix indicating superfamily names.

Proper noun

Echinacea f

  1. A taxonomic superorder within the class Echinoidea sea urchins with solid spines and gills.
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Etymology 2

From Latin echinus (sea urchin) + -acea (resembling)

Proper noun

Echinacea f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Asteraceae – the coneflowers.

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