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Eryngium maritimum
(gcide) | Sea holly \Sea" hol"ly\ (Bot.)
An evergeen seashore plant (Eryngium maritimum). See
Eryngium.
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Eryngium maritimum
(gcide) | Eryngium \E*ryn"gi*um\ ([-e]*r[i^]n"j[i^]*[u^]m), n. [NL., fr.
Gr. 'hry`ggion, dim. of 'h`ryggos eryngo; cf. L. eryngion,
erynge.] (Bot.)
A large genus of umbelliferous plants somewhat like thistles
in appearance, cosmopolitan in distribution. {Eryngium
maritimum}, or sea holly, has been highly esteemed as an
aphrodisiac, the roots being formerly candied.
Syn: genus Eryngium.
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eryngium maritimum
(wn) | Eryngium maritimum
n 1: European evergreen eryngo with twisted spiny leaves
naturalized on United States east coast; roots formerly
used as an aphrodisiac [syn: sea holly, sea holm, {sea
eryngium}, Eryngium maritimum] |
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Eryngium maritimum
(gcide) | Sea holly \Sea" hol"ly\ (Bot.)
An evergeen seashore plant (Eryngium maritimum). See
Eryngium.
[1913 Webster]Eryngium \E*ryn"gi*um\ ([-e]*r[i^]n"j[i^]*[u^]m), n. [NL., fr.
Gr. 'hry`ggion, dim. of 'h`ryggos eryngo; cf. L. eryngion,
erynge.] (Bot.)
A large genus of umbelliferous plants somewhat like thistles
in appearance, cosmopolitan in distribution. {Eryngium
maritimum}, or sea holly, has been highly esteemed as an
aphrodisiac, the roots being formerly candied.
Syn: genus Eryngium.
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