eryngium : Idioms & Phrases
eryngium aquaticum
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noun coarse prickly perennial eryngo with aromatic roots; southeastern United States; often confused with rattlesnake master
button snakeroot.
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eryngium maritimum
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noun European evergreen eryngo with twisted spiny leaves naturalized on United States east coast; roots formerly used as an aphrodisiac
Eryngium maritimum; sea holly; sea holm.
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eryngium yuccifolium
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noun coarse prickly perennial eryngo of United States thought to cure rattlesnake bite
rattlesnake's master; rattlesnake master; button snakeroot.
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genus eryngium
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noun large genus of decorative plants with thistlelike flower heads; cosmopolitan in distribution
Eryngium.
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sea eryngium
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noun European evergreen eryngo with twisted spiny leaves naturalized on United States east coast; roots formerly used as an aphrodisiac
Eryngium maritimum; sea holly; sea holm.
