säfferot

== Swedish == === Alternative forms === säffe (by ellipsis) === Etymology === Possibly inherited from Old Swedish siffillerot, whence sifyllerot (“common houseleek”), later reformed into the compound of säffe +‎ rot (“root”); if so, ultimately derived from Latin sempervivum. First attested in 1745. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈsɛfeˌruːt/ === Noun === säfferot c Seseli libanotis, moon carrot, mountain stone-parsley (either the plant or its root) Synonym: björndill Peucedanum oreoselinum (either the plant or its root) Synonyms: backsilja, björndill ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== gotlandssäfferotplattmal (“a moth; Depressaria nemolella”) === References === Carl Jonas Love Almqvist (2013), Sven-Göran Malmgren, editor, Samlade verk 17. Ordbok öfver svenska språket i dess närvarande skick (in Swedish), page 373: “Björndill, u. bj`örndi´ll, s. f. 3. Ss. — En växt af Athamanta-slägtet. Athamanta Libanotis och Oreoselinum. Kallas oftare Säffe och Säfferot.”