(n) a presocratic Greek philosopher who said that fire is the origin of all things and that permanence is an illusion as all things are in perpetual flux (circa 500 BC)
[びゃくし;ビャクシ, byakushi ; byakushi] (n) (1) (uk) (See 鎧草) bai zhi (Chinese name for angelica species Angelica dahurica); traditional Chinese cure made from the root of this plant; (2) (See 花独活) Heracleum nipponicum (species of hogweed)