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[syn: sea holly, sea holm, sea eryngium, Eryngium maritimum]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Sea holly \Sea" hol"ly\ (Bot.)
An evergeen seashore plant (Eryngium maritimum). See
Eryngium.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
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]