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SILPHIUM TEREBINTHINACEUM

\sˈɪlfi͡əm tˌɛɹɪbˌɪnθɪnɐsˈiːəm], \sˈɪlfi‍əm tˌɛɹɪbˌɪnθɪnɐsˈiːəm], \s_ˈɪ_l_f_iə_m t_ˌɛ_ɹ_ɪ_b_ˌɪ_n_θ_ɪ_n_ɐ_s_ˈiː__ə_m]\

Definitions of SILPHIUM TEREBINTHINACEUM

1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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indigenous in Ohio and Michigan, and flowering from July to September; yield a fragrant gum which is esteemed stimulant and antispasmodic.

1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
By Robley Dunglison

Prairie burdock. It exudes a purgative resin, and the root is used like rhubarb. [Gr.]

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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