Silphium
Word | SILPHIUM |
Character | 8 |
Hyphenation | N/A |
Pronunciations | N/A |
Definitions and meanings of "Silphium"
What do we mean by silphium?
An extinct North African plant, often classified in the genus Ferula, that produced a resin that was a popular seasoning in ancient Greece and Rome. It became extinct in antiquity, probably from overharvesting and overgrazing. noun
A plant of the genus Silphium, such as the compass plant. noun
An umbelliferous plant the juice of which was used by the ancient Greeks as a food and medicine: called in Latin laserpitium. (See laser, laserpitium.) It has been variously identified, as with Thapsia Garganica. noun
NL. (Linnæus, 1752). A genus of composite plants, of the tribe Helianthoideæ and subtribe Melampodieæ. noun
A plant, thought to be extinct, used in ancient Greece and Rome in cooking and as a contraceptive. noun
Tall North American perennial herbs noun
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