thapsia

noun

thap·​sia

ˈthapsēə

1

plural -s : a plant of the genus Thapsia

especially : deadly carrot

2

capitalized : a small genus of herbs (family Umbelliferae) of the Mediterranean region having the flowers in compound umbels without involucres and the fruit broadly winged

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin, a poisonous plant, from Greek, from Thapsos, town and peninsula in Sicily

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