silphium是什么意思
英文词源
- silphium
- plant genus, 1771, from Latin, from Greek Silphion, name of a North African Mediterranean plant whose identity has been lost, the gum or juice of which was prized by the ancients as a condiment and a medicine. Probably of African origin.
实用例句
- 1. The best - known example is the compass plant of the prairies ( Silphium laciniatum ).
- 最著名的例子是大草原上的指向植物 ( 罗盘草 ).
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