Useful english dictionary. 2012.
Eryngium — noun large genus of decorative plants with thistlelike flower heads; cosmopolitan in distribution • Syn: ↑genus Eryngium • Hypernyms: ↑rosid dicot genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Umbelliferae, ↑family Umbelliferae, ↑Apiaceae, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Eryngium maritimum — noun 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 • Hypernyms: ↑shrub, ↑bush • Member Holonyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
sea holly — noun 1. widely cultivated southern European acanthus with whitish purple veined flowers • Syn: ↑bear s breech, ↑bear s breeches, ↑Acanthus mollis • Hypernyms: ↑acanthus 2. European evergreen eryngo with twisted spiny leaves naturalized on United… … Useful english dictionary
sea holm — noun European evergreen eryngo with twisted spiny leaves naturalized on United States east coast; roots formerly used as an aphrodisiac • Syn: ↑sea holly, ↑sea eryngium, ↑Eryngium maritimum • Hypernyms: ↑shrub, ↑bush • Member Holonyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
sea holly — noun a spiny leaved plant of the parsley family, with metallic blue teasel like flowers, growing in sandy places by the sea. [Eryngium maritimum.] … English new terms dictionary
Eryngium maritimum — Sea holly Sea hol ly (Bot.) An evergeen seashore plant ({Eryngium maritimum}). See {Eryngium}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Eryngium maritimum — 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.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sea holly — Sea hol ly (Bot.) An evergeen seashore plant ({Eryngium maritimum}). See {Eryngium}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sea holly — sea hol·ly sē .häl ē n a European coastal herb of the genus Eryngium (E. maritimum) that has spiny leaves and pale blue flowers and was formerly used as an aphrodisiac … Medical dictionary
