Meaning of ERYNGIUM
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| | Definition: | | [n] large genus of decorative plants with thistlelike flower heads; cosmopolitan in distribution |
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| | Synonyms: | | genus Eryngium |
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| | See Also: | | Apiaceae, button snakeroot, carrot family, eringo, Eryngium aquaticum, Eryngium maritimum, Eryngium yuccifolium, eryngo, family Apiaceae, family Umbelliferae, rattlesnake master, rattlesnake's master, rosid dicot genus, sea eryngium, sea holly, sea holm, Umbelliferae | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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 genus of umbelliferous plants somewhat like thistles in
appearance. {Eryngium maritimum}, or sea holly, has been
highly esteemed as an aphrodisiac, the roots being formerly
candied.
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