silphium
From LSJ
Κρίνει φίλους ὁ καιρός, ὡς χρυσὸν τὸ πῦρ → Aurum probatur igne, amicus tempore → Der Zeitpunkt sondert Freunde, wie das Feuer Gold
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
silphĭum: ii, n., = σίλφιον,
I a plant, called in pure Latin laserpitium, Cato, R. R. 157, 7; Plin. 19, 3, 15, § 38; 22, 23, 48, § 100 (Col. 6, 17, 7; 12, 7, 4, written as Greek).
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
silphĭum¹⁶ (silpium Cato Agr. 157, 7 ), ĭī, n. (σίλφιον), silphium [= laserpitium], férule qui produit le laser : Plin. 19, 38 ; 22, 100.
