Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A genus of plants of the natural order Compositæ, type of the tribe Inuloideæ.
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- noun Any of several
plants , of the genus Inula, such aselecampane - noun The dried
root of such a plant used as astimulant
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- noun any plant of the genus Inula
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Examples
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Ayyub or Ghubayrá (inula Arabica and undulata), a creeper with which he rubbed himself and got well: the Copts do the same on
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Its botanical title is _Helenium inula_, to commemorate Helen of
Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure William Thomas Fernie
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The _inula_ was noticed by Horace, _Satire_ viii.,
Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure William Thomas Fernie
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Baahaabaa watched him intently, slapped his hip sharply, uttering a melodious command and shortly afterward Hitoia-Upa presented Swank with a beautifully made wreath of elecampane blossoms (_inula helenion_) exactly matching his beard.
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Great purple snapdragons hung from clefts in the rocks, inula flashed gorgeously yellow, white melilot raised its graceful drooping blossoms, and hemp-agrimony made the bees sing a drowsy song of the brimming cup of summer.
Wanderings by southern waters, eastern Aquitaine Edward Harrison Barker 1885
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Agrimony, mint, and marjoram, with a tall inula, and the pretty, sweet-scented white melilot, were in great abundance along the bank.
Wanderings by southern waters, eastern Aquitaine Edward Harrison Barker 1885
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It may be driven away by smoke, especially by that from inula helenium, elecampane; and by that of cannabis, hemp.
Note IV 1803
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The fertility of plants in respect to seeds is often remarkable; from one root in one summer the seeds of zea, maize, amount to 2000; of inula, elecampane, to 3000; of helianthus, sunflower, to
The Temple of Nature; or, the Origin of Society A Poem, with Philosophical Notes Erasmus Darwin 1766
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It may be driven away by smoke, especially by that from inula helenium, elecampane; and by that of cannabis, hemp.
The Temple of Nature; or, the Origin of Society A Poem, with Philosophical Notes Erasmus Darwin 1766
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Root of seneka, polygala seneka, of elicampane, inula helenium.
Zoonomia, Vol. II Or, the Laws of Organic Life Erasmus Darwin 1766
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