Definition of Eringium
||E*ryn"gi*um (&esl;*r&ibreve;n"j&ibreve;*ŭm),
n. [NL., fr. Gr. 'hry`ggion, dim. of
'h`ryggos eryngo; cf. L. eryngion, erynge.]
(Bot.) A genus of umbelliferous plants somewhat like
thistles in appearance. Eryngium maritimum, or sea holly, has
been highly esteemed as an aphrodisiac, the roots being formerly
candied.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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