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SILPHIUM LACINIATUM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Silphium laciniatum mean?
• SILPHIUM LACINIATUM (noun)
The noun SILPHIUM LACINIATUM has 1 sense:
1. North American perennial having a resinous odor and yellow flowers
Familiarity information: SILPHIUM LACINIATUM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
North American perennial having a resinous odor and yellow flowers
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
rosinweed; Silphium laciniatum
Hypernyms ("Silphium laciniatum" is a kind of...):
compass flower; compass plant (any of several plants having leaves so arranged on the axis as to indicate the cardinal points of the compass)
Holonyms ("Silphium laciniatum" is a member of...):
genus Silphium; Silphium (tall North American perennial herbs)
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