Sea holly

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1. Unclassified

An evergeen seashore plant (Eryngium maritimum). See Eryngium.

2. Noun

widely cultivated southern European acanthus with whitish purple-veined flowers
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3. Noun

European evergreen eryngo with twisted spiny leaves naturalized on United States east coast; roots formerly used as an aphrodisiac
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