eryngo

eryngo
eryngo [ē riŋ′gō, iriŋ′gō]
n.
pl. eryngoesvia Sp or It eringio < L eryngium < Gr eryngion, dim. of ēryngos, prob. < ear, eros, spring, hence spring flower
1. any of a genus (Eryngium) of plants of the umbel family, with flowers in dense heads and usually stiff, spiny leaves
2. Obs. the candied root of the sea holly, formerly used as an aphrodisiac

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e·ryn·go (ĭ-rĭngʹgō) n. pl. e·ryn·goes
Any of several plants of the genus Eryngium having spiny leaves and dense clusters of small bluish flowers.
  [Alteration of Latin ēryngion, sea holly, from Greek ērungion, diminutive of ērungos.]

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