silphium
κορυδός ἐν ἀμούσοις φθέγγεται → a lark sings amid the songless | in the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king | in the country of the blind, the one-eyed man is king | in the valley of the blind, the one-eyed man is king
Latin > English
silphium silphi(i) N N :: silphion, fennel-like plant cultivated for its gum; (also called laserpicium, lasarpicium, laserpitium)
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
silphĭum: ii, n., = σίλφιον,
I a plant, called in pure Latin laserpicium, lasarpicium, 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 [= laserpicium, lasarpicium, laserpitium], férule qui produit le laser : Plin. 19, 38 ; 22, 100.
Latin > German (Georges)
silphium, iī, n. (σίλφιον) = laserpicium, lasarpicium, laserpitium, Cato u.a.
Latin > Greek
Latin > Chinese
silphium, ii. n. :: 阿魏香
