Allicampane

/ˌæliˈkæmpeɪn/ noun

Definition

A plant (also called elecampane) with large leaves and yellow flowers, traditionally used in herbal medicine for respiratory ailments.

Etymology

From Old French 'alecampane,' possibly derived from 'alencon' or from Greek 'helenion.' The 'alli-' prefix may be a folk-etymological addition suggesting garlic-like properties.

Kelly Says

Medieval healers prescribed allicampane for coughs so consistently that the plant's Latin name became 'Inula helenium'—literally named after Helen of Troy, suggesting they thought it worthy of legend.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
allicampane
al-li-kam-pa-neh
ARالعربية
الليكاम्पان
al-li-ka-m-pan
BNবাংলা
allicampane
al-li-kam-pa-neh
CACatalà
allicampane
al-li-kam-pa-neh
CSČeština
allicampane
al-li-kam-pa-neh
DADansk
allicampane
al-li-kam-pa-neh
DEDeutsch
allicampane
al-li-kam-pa-neh
ELΕλληνικά
allicampane
al-li-kam-pa-neh
ESEspañol
allicampane
al-li-kam-pa-neh
FAفارسی
allicampane
al-li-kam-pa-neh
FISuomi
allicampane
al-li-kam-pa-neh
FRFrançais
allicampane
al-li-kam-pa-n
GUGU
allicampane
al-li-kam-pa-neh
HAHA
allicampane
al-li-kam-pa-neh
HEעברית
allicampane
al-li-kam-pa-neh
HIहिन्दी
allicampane
al-li-kam-pa-neh
HUMagyar
allicampane
al-li-kam-pa-neh
IDBahasa Indonesia
allicampane
al-li-kam-pa-neh
IGIG
allicampane
al-li-kam-pa-neh
ITItaliano
allicampane
al-li-kam-pa-neh
JA日本語
アルリカムパネ
arurikamupane
KKKK
allicampane
al-li-kam-pa-neh
KMKM
allicampane
al-li-kam-pa-neh
KO한국어
알리카캄페인
alli-ka-kam-pe-in
MRMR
allicampane
al-li-kam-pa-neh
MSBahasa Melayu
allicampane
al-li-kam-pa-neh
MYမြန်မာ
allicampane
al-li-kam-pa-neh
NLNederlands
allicampane
al-li-kam-pa-neh
NONorsk
allicampane
al-li-kam-pa-neh
PAPA
allicampane
al-li-kam-pa-neh
PLPolski
allicampane
al-li-kam-pa-neh
PTPortuguês
allicampane
al-li-kam-pa-neh
RORomână
allicampane
al-li-kam-pa-neh
RUРусский
allicampane
al-li-kam-pa-neh
SVSvenska
allicampane
al-li-kam-pa-neh
SWKiswahili
allicampane
al-li-kam-pa-neh
TAதமிழ்
allicampane
al-li-kam-pa-neh
TEతెలుగు
allicampane
al-li-kam-pa-neh
THไทย
allicampane
al-li-kam-pa-neh
TLTL
allicampane
al-li-kam-pa-neh
TRTürkçe
allicampane
al-li-kam-pa-neh
UKУкраїнська
allicampane
al-li-kam-pa-neh
URاردو
allicampane
al-li-kam-pa-neh
VITiếng Việt
allicampane
al-li-kam-pa-neh
YOYO
allicampane
al-li-kam-pa-neh
ZH中文
阿尔利卡姆帕恩
ǎ'ěr lì kǎ mǔ pān
ZUZU
allicampane
al-li-kam-pa-neh

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