silphium

Noun

Meaning

tall North American perennial herbs

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

genus Silphium laserwort silphion

Hypernyms

asterid dicot genus

Phrases with the word

Silphium terebinthinaceum Silphium perfoliatum

Examples

We have planted cup plants (Silphium) which have large yellow blossoms in mid-summer attractive to butterflies. Source: Internet

Silphium, the first wholly owned submarine cable system targeted at the Libyan telecommunications market, is now operational. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

silphid silphion silphiperfolene Silphium laciniatum Silphium perfoliatum Silphium terebinthinaceum