silphium的中文翻译

silphium

silphium: plant genus, 1771, from Latin, from Greek Silphion, name of a North African Mediterranean plant whose identity has been lost, the gum or juice of which was prized by the ancients as a condiment and a medicine. Probably of African origin.

1. The best - known example is the compass plant of the prairies ( Silphium laciniatum ).: 最著名的例子是大草原上的指向植物 ( 罗盘草 ).