echinacea
pronunciation
How to pronounce echinacea in British English:
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- Noun:
- small genus of North American coarse perennial herbs
Word Origin
Example
- 1. Echinacea can also cause potentially serious side effects .
- 2. Injected echinacea in particular has caused severe reactions .
- 3. Another group received echinacea and were told they were receiving the herb .
- 4. The placebo effect was most pronounced among people who believed in echinacea 's healing properties .
- 5. People with ragweed allergies are more likely to have a reaction to echinacea , and there have been cases of anaphylactic shock .