cicely
Sign in to saveMyrrhis odorata, with common names cicely ( ), sweet cicely, myrrh, garden myrrh, and sweet chervil, is a herbaceous perennial plant belonging to the celery family Apiaceae. It is the only species in the genus Myrrhis.
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- useful plant
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- Myrrhis
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Myrrhis odorata, with common names cicely ( ), sweet cicely, myrrh, garden myrrh, and sweet chervil, is a herbaceous perennial plant belonging to the celery family Apiaceae. It is the only species in the genus Myrrhis.
==Etymology== The genus name Myrrhis derives from the Greek word myrrhis [μυρρίς], an aromatic oil from Asia. The Latin specific epithet odorata means scented.