Silphium

See also: silphium

Translingual

Silphium asteriscus

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Silphium n

A taxonomic genus within the family Asteraceae – rosinweed.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids, euasterids II – clades; Asterales – order; Asteraceae - family; Asteroideae - subfamily; Heliantheae - tribe; Engelmanniinae - subtribe

Hyponyms

(genus): Silphium asteriscus (starry rosinweed) - type species

References

Silphium (genus) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Silphium on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Silphium on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Silphium at National Center for Biotechnology Information
Silphium at Encyclopedia of Life
Silphium at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
Silphium at USDA Plants database
Silphium at Germplasm Resources Information Network
Silphium at Tropicos
Silphium at The Plant List

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