silphium

[医] 罗盘草(一种щ形科药用植物)

词形变化

silphia silphiums 复数 silphiums silphia 复数

别名

silfium silphion

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

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

    历史

词源

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

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