'Sium Sisarum' definitions:
Definition of 'Sium sisarum'
From: WordNet
noun
An Asiatic herb cultivated in Europe for its sweet edible tuberous root [syn: skirret, Sium sisarum]
Definition of 'Sium Sisarum'
From: GCIDE
- Skirret \Skir"ret\, n. [A corrupted form equivalent to sugarwort.] (Bot.) An umbelliferous plant (Sium Sisarum syn. {Pimpinella Sisarum}). It is a native of Asia, but has been long cultivated in Europe for its edible clustered tuberous roots, which are very sweet. [1913 Webster]