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elecampane

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

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˌɛlɪkamˈpeɪn/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • US: /ˌɛləkæmˈpeɪn/

1

noun

Meaning 1

A tall Eurasian herb, Inula helenium, whose roots have been used medicinally.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: elfdock, elfwort, horseheal, scabwort

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: inula

2

noun

Meaning 2

tall coarse Eurasian herb having daisylike yellow flowers with narrow petals whose rhizomatous roots are used medicinally

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Inula helenium

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: inula

History

Etymology

From Middle English elena campana, from a confusion of Latin enula campana and helenium.

Across languages

Translations

69 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: رَاسَن (rāsan) — Inula helenium
  • Arabic: عِرْق الْجَنَاح (ʕirq al-janāḥ) — Inula helenium
  • Arabic: جَنَاح رُومِيّ (janāḥ rūmiyy) — Inula helenium
  • Arabic: زَنْجَبِيل شَامِيّ (zanjabīl šāmiyy) — Inula helenium
  • Armenian: կղմուխ բարձր (kġmux barjr) — Inula helenium
  • Armenian: Հեղինեի խոտ (Heġinei xot) — Inula helenium
  • Armenian: անտուզ (antuz) — Inula helenium
  • Armenian: ախրիճանակ (axričanak) — Inula helenium
  • Armenian: արտի ծաղիկ (arti caġik) — Inula helenium
  • Azerbaijani: andız — Inula helenium
  • Bashkir: андыҙ (andıź) — Inula helenium
  • Bulgarian: бял ома́н (bjal omán) — Inula helenium
  • Catalan: herba de l'ala — Inula helenium
  • Chechen: ӏонтӏаз (ˀontʼaz) — Inula helenium
  • Cornish: beol — Inula helenium
  • Czech: oman pravý — Inula helenium
  • Dutch: Griekse alant — Inula helenium
  • Finnish: isohirvenjuuri — Inula helenium
  • French: aunée officinale — Inula helenium
  • French: grande aunée — Inula helenium
  • French: inule aunée — Inula helenium
  • German: Alant — Inula helenium
  • Hungarian: örménygyökér — Inula helenium
  • Japanese: 大車 (oo-guruma) — Inula helenium
  • Kazakh: андыз (andyz) — Inula helenium
  • Kazakh: қарандыз (qarandyz) — Inula helenium
  • Kyrgyz: андыз (andız) — Inula helenium
  • Kyrgyz: ындыз (ındız) — Inula helenium
  • Kyrgyz: кырындыз (kırındız) — Inula helenium
  • Kyrgyz: сарындыз (sarındız) — Inula helenium
  • Latin: helenium — Inula helenium
  • Latin: inula — Inula helenium
  • Macedonian: бел оман (bel oman) — Inula helenium
  • Middle English: horshelne — Inula helenium
  • Middle English: elena campana — Inula helenium
  • Nogai: андыз (andız) — Inula helenium
  • Old English: elene — Inula helenium
  • Persian: زنجبیل شامی (zanjabil-e šâmi) — Inula helenium
  • Persian: راسن (râsan) — Inula helenium
  • Polish: oman wielki — Inula helenium
  • Romanian: iarbă-mare — Inula helenium
  • Russian: ома́н высо́кий (omán vysókij) — Inula helenium
  • Russian: девяси́л высо́кий (devjasíl vysókij) — Inula helenium
  • Scottish Gaelic: ailleann — Inula helenium
  • Scottish Gaelic: creamh — Inula helenium
  • Scottish Gaelic: creamh mac-féidh — Inula helenium
  • Scottish Gaelic: eallan — Inula helenium
  • Scottish Gaelic: meacan-uilleann — Inula helenium
  • Scottish Gaelic: uilleann — Inula helenium
  • Serbo-Croatian: вѐлики о̀ман — Inula helenium
  • Serbo-Croatian: пра̏вӣ о̀ман — Inula helenium
  • Serbo-Croatian: а̀ндуз — Inula helenium
  • Serbo-Croatian: о̀вна̄к — Inula helenium
  • Serbo-Croatian: vèlikī òman — Inula helenium
  • Serbo-Croatian: prȁvī òman — Inula helenium
  • Serbo-Croatian: ànduz — Inula helenium
  • Serbo-Croatian: òvnāk — Inula helenium
  • Slovak: oman pravý — Inula helenium
  • Slovene: veliki ọ̑man — Inula helenium
  • Swedish: ålandsrot — Inula helenium
  • Tatar: андыз (andız) — Inula helenium
  • Turkish: andız — Inula helenium
  • Turkish: andız otu — Inula helenium
  • Ottoman Turkish: آندیز (andız) — Inula helenium
  • Ukrainian: ома́н висо́кий (omán vysókyj) — Inula helenium
  • Uzbek: андиз (andiz) — Inula helenium
  • Uzbek: кора андиз (kora andiz) — Inula helenium
  • Uzbek: кораандиз (koraandiz) — Inula helenium
  • Welsh: marchalan — Inula helenium