noun
- Plural of alant; a plant of the genus Inula, especially Inula helenium, having yellow flowers and a root used historically in medicine and perfumery.
Usage: archaic; botanical
Examples
- The herbalist gathered alants from the garden for their medicinal properties.
- Medieval apothecaries valued alants for treating respiratory ailments.
- The root of alants was dried and used in traditional remedies.
- Alants grew wild in the meadows near the monastery.