Definition of Silphium laciniatum

1. Noun. North American perennial having a resinous odor and yellow flowers.

Exact synonyms: Rosinweed
Generic synonyms: Compass Flower, Compass Plant
Group relationships: Genus Silphium, Silphium

Lexicographical Neighbors of Silphium Laciniatum

Silicon Glen
Silicon Hills
Silicon Prairie
Silicon Sentier
Silicon Valley
Silicon Wadi
Silistra
Silk Road
Sillaginidae
Sillago
Sills
Silly Billies
Silly Billy
Silphium
Silphium laciniatum (current term)
Silteplase
Silurian
Silurian period
Siluridae
Siluriformes
Silurus glanis
Silvanus
Silver
Silver-Russell dwarfism
Silver-Russell syndrome
Silver City
Silver Star
Silver Star Medal

Literary usage of Silphium laciniatum

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Landscape Gardening: Notes and Suggestions on Lawns and Lawn Planting by Samuel Parsons (1895)
"Silphium laciniatum. ) Senecio Japonica is one of the handsomest members of the family. It is of striking habit, grows five feet high, with leaves nearly a ..."

2. American Druggist (1888)
"One of these species, viz., Silphium laciniatum L. (formerly named Silphium ... be inferred that the American composite plant Silphium laciniatum is meant, ..."

3. Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal (1862)
"11—" On the uplands the grass is luxuriant, and occasionally is found the wild tea (Amorpha canes ceux) and Pilot weed (Silphium laciniatum). ..."

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