A genus of North American composite plants including the rosin-weed or compass plant and the prairie dock; a plant of this genus.
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| 释义 | the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Compositae (composite plants) > [noun] > compass-plant or silphium (10) silphium1771 A genus of North American composite plants including the rosin-weed or compass plant and the prairie dock; a plant of this genus. turpentine weed1819 = turpentine shrub n.; also, any of several other herbs containing an aromatic sap. See also turpentine tree, n. rosinweed1831 any of various plants of the North American genus Silphium (family Asteraceae (Compositae)) which produce a fragrant resin, esp. the compass-plant… resinweed1838 (a) = rosinweed n. at rosin, n. compounds 2 (now rare); (b) any of several North American plants of the genus Grindelia (family Asteraceae (Compositae… polar plant1842 the compass plant, Silphium laciniatum (family Asteraceae (Compositae)), a tall, deep-rooted North American plant bearing large flowers similar to… compass-flower1847 a North American composite (Silphium laciniatum) with large much-divided leaves, of which the lower ‘are said to present their faces uniformly north… compass-plant1848 = compass-flower n. cup-plant1848 Silphium perfoliatum of North America. pilot weed1848 the compass plant, Silphium laciniatum (family Asteraceae (Compositae)), a tall, deep-rooted North American plant bearing large flowers similar to… turpentine shrub- a name of the Prairie Burdock, Silphium terebinthinaceum, a tall herbaceous plant with bright yellow flowers, a native of North America cultivated… |
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