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thapsia

noun
thap·​sia | \ ˈthapsÄ“É™\

Definition of thapsia

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

History and Etymology for thapsia

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

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