silph- root words — words with the silph- root

The root silph- comes from Greek silphion, meaning silphium, a resin-yielding plant. 1 words in Dendril are built from it, including silphium. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the silph- root

Explore words with silph- — words containing the silph- root and sharing its sense of "silphium, a resin-yielding plant". Examples include silphium. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does silph- mean?

The silph- root means silphium, a resin-yielding plant, from Greek silphion. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.