inula en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈɪnjələ/ (UK, US)
- /ˈɪnjʊlə/ (UK, US)
Etymology
From Latin inula. Compare elecampane.
Meanings
-
(countable, uncountable) Any of several plants of the genus Inula, such as elecampane.
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.
1977, Alistair Horne, A Savage War of Peace, New York: Review Books, published 2006, page 45:
- (countable, uncountable) The dried root of such a plant used as a stimulant.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| inulas | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (10)
pl oman (plant of the genus Inula) · fi hirvenjuuri (plant of the genus Inula) · nl alant (plant of the genus Inula) · cs oman (plant of the genus Inula) · csb osmòs (plant of the genus Inula) · pl oman (dried root) · fi hirvenjuuri (dried root) · cs voman (plant of the genus Inula) · ru девяси́л (plant of the genus Inula) · nl alantswortel (dried root)