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SEA ERYNGIUM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does sea eryngium mean? 

SEA ERYNGIUM (noun)
  The noun SEA ERYNGIUM has 1 sense:

1. European evergreen eryngo with twisted spiny leaves naturalized on United States east coast; roots formerly used as an aphrodisiacplay

  Familiarity information: SEA ERYNGIUM used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


SEA ERYNGIUM (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

European evergreen eryngo with twisted spiny leaves naturalized on United States east coast; roots formerly used as an aphrodisiac

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Eryngium maritimum; sea eryngium; sea holly; sea holm

Hypernyms ("sea eryngium" is a kind of...):

bush; shrub (a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems)

Holonyms ("sea eryngium" is a member of...):

Eryngium; genus Eryngium (large genus of decorative plants with thistlelike flower heads; cosmopolitan in distribution)


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