noun
- plural of elecampane; tall perennial herbs of the sunflower family with large yellow flowers and aromatic roots used medicinally
Usage: botanical
Examples
- The herbalist grew several elecampanes in her medicinal garden.
- Wild elecampanes can reach heights of six feet or more.
- The roots of elecampanes have been used in traditional medicine for centuries.
- Elecampanes bloom with bright yellow flowers in late summer.
- The botanical garden featured a section dedicated to elecampanes and other healing herbs.