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Silphium

Silphium (also known as laserwort or laser; Ancient Greek: σίλφιον, sílphion) is an unidentified plant that was used in classical antiquity as a seasoning, perfume, aphrodisiac, and medicine.

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Identity and extinction

Ancient medicine

Culinary uses

Hieroglyphs and symbols for silphium

Heraldry

In popular culture

Bibliography

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Silphium

Nodes89
Edges88
Triples164
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.022472
Components1

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Silphium

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related to Further reading · 82
Silphium → Abortion, Ancient World, Ancient World Depicted, April, Archaeology, Asciutti, BF02866492, Bibcode, Birth Control, Botanical Works, Bulletin, Buttrey, Celator, Chalmers, Classics Ireland, Coins, Contraception, Cyrene, Demeter, Economic Botany
related to Bibliography · 36
Silphium → Ancient, Andrew, Antiquities, Archived, Books, Books VI, California Press, Dalby, Dangerous Tastes, Description, Elder, English, Enquiry, Greece, Greek, Herodotus, II, III, ISBN, IV
related to Identity and extinction · 11
Silphium → Caspian Sea, Ferula, However, It, Libya, Thapsia, The, Theophrastus, This, Turkey, Without
related to Heraldry · 10
Silphium → Cirenaica, CirenaicaSilphium, Cyrenaica, Il, In, Italian, Italian Libya, North Africa, Western Desert Campaign, World War II
related to Culinary uses · 9
Silphium → Apicius, Brevis, Carolingian, Graeco-Roman, Long, North African, Some, Vinidarius, Vinidarius's
related to Hieroglyphs and symbols for silphium · 8
Silphium → Egyptian, Greek, In, It, Libyan, Minoan, The Minoans, This
related to In popular culture · 8
Silphium → Characters, Lindsey Davis's, Lions, Lucretia, North Africa, Rome, Spartacus, Two

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plant ancient roman considered ferula also coins plants suggested used another laser cyrenaica known extinction cyrene theophrastus similar history greek

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Silphiumrelated to BibliographyDalby0.60section
Silphiumrelated to BibliographyAndrew0.60section
Silphiumrelated to BibliographyDangerous Tastes0.60section
Silphiumrelated to BibliographyThe Story0.60section
Silphiumrelated to BibliographySpices0.60section
Silphiumrelated to BibliographyUniversity0.60section
Silphiumrelated to BibliographyCalifornia Press0.60section
Silphiumrelated to BibliographyISBN0.60section
Silphiumrelated to BibliographyHerodotus0.60section
Silphiumrelated to BibliographyThe Histories0.60section
Silphiumrelated to BibliographyII0.60section
Silphiumrelated to BibliographyIII0.60section

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