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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 aphrodisiac
Familiarity information: SEA ERYNGIUM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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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