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echium

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈɛkiəm/

1

noun

Meaning 1

Any member of the genus Echium of flowering plants.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a genus of bristly herbs and shrubs of the family Boraginaceae

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: genus Echium

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: plant genus

History

Etymology

Borrowed from translingual Echium.

Across languages

Translations

1 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Russian: синя́к (sinják) — Translations