SILPHIUM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Silphium mean? 

• SILPHIUM (noun)
  The noun SILPHIUM has 1 sense:

1. tall North American perennial herbs

  Familiarity information: SILPHIUM used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SILPHIUM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Tall North American perennial herbs

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

genus Silphium; Silphium

Hypernyms ("Silphium" is a kind of...):

asterid dicot genus (genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs)

Meronyms (members of "Silphium"):

rosinweed; Silphium laciniatum (North American perennial having a resinous odor and yellow flowers)

Holonyms ("Silphium" is a member of...):

aster family; Asteraceae; Compositae; family Asteraceae; family Compositae (plants with heads composed of many florets: aster; daisy; dandelion; goldenrod; marigold; lettuces; ragweed; sunflower; thistle; zinnia)