A perennial herb of the parsley family, found throughout western North America It has various folk-medicine applications (mainly antibiotic) and is eaten as a survival food.
genus Lomatium; numerous species
Example sentencesExamples
Big Summit Prairie, in the Ochoco Mountains, is productive for lomatiums and camas, and contains late Archaic pit house sites.
Bradshaw's lomatium blooms during April and early May, with fruits appearing in late May and June.
Following annual ceremonies, the women harvested the roots of wild celeries, balsams, and lomatiums.
None of the lomatiums or Mariposa lilies have any leaves.
Cook's lomatium, a member of the carrot family, is a small perennial with pale yellow flowers.
However, there is no meaningful scientific evidence that lomatium is helpful for these conditions, nor indeed that it has any antiviral effects at all.
Definition of lomatium in US English:
lomatium
nounlōˈmāSH(ē)əm
A perennial herb of the parsley family, found throughout western North America It has various folk-medicine applications (mainly antibiotic) and is eaten as a survival food.
genus Lomatium; numerous species
Example sentencesExamples
None of the lomatiums or Mariposa lilies have any leaves.
However, there is no meaningful scientific evidence that lomatium is helpful for these conditions, nor indeed that it has any antiviral effects at all.
Following annual ceremonies, the women harvested the roots of wild celeries, balsams, and lomatiums.
Bradshaw's lomatium blooms during April and early May, with fruits appearing in late May and June.
Cook's lomatium, a member of the carrot family, is a small perennial with pale yellow flowers.
Big Summit Prairie, in the Ochoco Mountains, is productive for lomatiums and camas, and contains late Archaic pit house sites.