Definition of lomatium in US English:
lomatium
nounlōˈmāSH(ē)əmlōˈmāSH(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
- 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.