Silphium
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See also: silphium
Translingual[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin silphium, from Ancient Greek σίλφιον (sílphion, “laserwort”).
Proper noun[edit]
Silphium n
- A taxonomic genus within the family Asteraceae – rosinweed.
Hypernyms[edit]
- (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[edit]
- (genus): Silphium asteriscus (starry rosinweed) - type species
References[edit]
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
