Inula
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈɪnjʊlə/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Inula is a noun meaning Any of several plants of the genus Inula, such as elecampane.
Meaning
Any of several plants of the genus Inula, such as elecampane.
More Meanings
- The dried root of such a plant used as a stimulant.
Example Sentences
In springtime the ruins are a blaze of contrapuntal colour: wild gladioli of magenta, bright yellow inulas and spiky acanthus thrust up among sarcophagi carpeted with tiny blue saxifrage and sprawled over by convolvulus with great pink trumpets.
Word Forms
- inulas
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include elecampane, elecampana, linaria, fleabane, hemlock, yellowhead.
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