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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Sea hol·ly Bot. An evergeen seashore plant (Eryngium maritimum). See Eryngium.
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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 E·ryn·gi·um n.  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.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 Eryngium maritimum
      n : 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]