English Explanatory Dictionary

silphium

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A plant, thought to be extinct, used in Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome in cooking and as a contraceptive.

Word forms

silphium silphiums silphia silfium silphion

Etymology

From Latin silphium, from Ancient Greek σίλφιον (sílphion).

Synonyms

silphion laserwort

Related words

laser rosinweed
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