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Webster 1913 Edition
Eryngium
‖
E-ryn′gi-um
(ē̍-rĭn′jĭ-ŭm)
, Noun.
[NL., fr. Gr.
ἠρύγγιον
, dim. of ῎ηρυγγοσ
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
.