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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. large genus of decorative plants with thistlelike flower heads; cosmopolitan in distribution;
[syn: Eryngium, genus Eryngium]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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 maritimum, or sea holly, has been highly esteemed as an aphrodisiac, the roots being formerly candied. Syn: genus Eryngium. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Eryngium n 1: large genus of decorative plants with thistlelike flower heads; cosmopolitan in distribution [syn: Eryngium, genus Eryngium]