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
Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe.
Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with
things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.