Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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Eryngium | Yes | No | No | No |
sea holly | Yes | No | No | No |
Eryngium (noun) | sea holly (noun) |
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large genus of decorative plants with thistlelike flower heads; cosmopolitan in distribution | European evergreen eryngo with twisted spiny leaves naturalized on United States east coast; roots formerly used as an aphrodisiac |
widely cultivated southern European acanthus with whitish purple-veined flowers |