silphium
silphium · silphiums · silphia
A plant, thought to be extinct, used in Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome in cooking and…A plant, thought to be extinct, used in Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome in cooking and as a contraceptive.
Meaning
1 senses(historical)A plant, thought to be extinct, used in Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome in cooking and as a contraceptive.
More definitions
- tall North American perennial herbs
Origin
From Latin silphium, from Ancient Greek σίλφιον (sílphion).From Latin silphium, from Ancient Greek σίλφιον (sílphion).
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Forms
plural: silphiums / silphiaSynonyms
3 synonymsClose in meaning
- tall North American perennial herbs:genus Silphium
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular