Associations to the word «Silphium»

Wiktionary

SILPHIUM, noun. A plant, thought to be extinct, used in Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome in cooking and as a contraceptive.

Dictionary definition

SILPHIUM, noun. Tall North American perennial herbs.

Wise words

To use the same words is not a sufficient guarantee of understanding; one must use the same words for the same genus of inward experience; ultimately one must have one's experiences in common.
Friedrich Nietzsche