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philonium

philonium noun: an ancient supposed antidote for poison, consisting of spikenard, henbane, pyrethrum, euphorbia and saffron, and possibly also honey and opium.

Noun

philonium (uncountable)

  1. (historical) An ancient supposed antidote for poison, consisting of spikenard, henbane, pyrethrum, euphorbia and saffron, and possibly also honey and opium.

Origin of philonium

It was devised by Philo of Tarsus.

Questions about philonium

What does philonium mean?
Philonium means an ancient supposed antidote for poison, consisting of spikenard, henbane, pyrethrum, euphorbia and saffron, and possibly also honey and opium.
What part of speech is philonium?
Philonium is a noun.

Words near philonium in the dictionary

  1. Philonian conditionals
  2. Philonians
  3. Philonism
  4. Philonist
  5. Philonists
  6. philonium
  7. philopatric
  8. philopatry
  9. philopedia
  10. philopena
  11. philopenas

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