Silphiumとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

From Latin silphium, from Ancient Greek σίλφιον (sílphion).

名詞

silphium (複数形 silphiums または silphia)

1. (historical) A plant, thought to be extinct, used in Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome in cooking and as a contraceptive.
   • 2022 May 15, James Tapper, “Caesar’s favourite herb was the Viagra of ancient Rome. Until climate change killed it off”, in The Observer‎^[1]:

     Of all the mysteries of ancient Rome, silphium is among the most intriguing. Romans loved the herb as much as we love chocolate. They used silphium as perfume, as medicine, as an aphrodisiac and turned it into a condiment, called laser, that they poured on to almost every dish.

同意語

• silphion, laserwort

参考

• laser
• rosinweed

Further reading

• silphium on Wikipedia.