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▪ I. ‖ siser Bot. rare. [L. siser, perhaps the same as Gr. σίσαρον (whence mod.L. sisarum).] The water-parsnip or skirret (Sium sisarum).
1548Turner Names Herbes 74 Fuchsius rekoneth that our skyrwort, or skyrwit is a kinde of siser. 1562― Herbal ii. (1568) 139 The roote of Siser sodden is pleasant to the mouth. 1753Chambers' Cycl. Suppl., Siser, in botany, a name given to the skirret. 1858Mayne Expos. Lex., Sium Sisarum, systematic name of the siser or skirret, formerly considered aromatic. ▪ II. siser obs. form of sizar. |