'Eryngium maritimum' definitions:
Definition of 'Eryngium maritimum'
(from WordNet)
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, Eryngium maritimum]
Definition of 'Eryngium maritimum'
From: GCIDE
- Sea holly \Sea" hol"ly\ (Bot.) An evergeen seashore plant (Eryngium maritimum). See Eryngium. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Eryngium maritimum'
From: GCIDE
- 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]