eryngo
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e·ryn·go
(ĭ-rĭng′gō)n. pl. e·ryn·goes
Any of several plants of the genus Eryngium of the parsley family, 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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eryngo
(ɪˈrɪŋɡəʊ)n, pl -goes or -gos
(Plants) any umbelliferous plant of the genus Eryngium, such as the sea holly, having toothed or lobed leaves. Also called: eringo
[C16: from Latin ēryngion variety of thistle, from Greek ērungion, diminutive of ērungos thistle]
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| Noun | 1. | eryngo - any plant of the genus Eryngium Eryngium, genus Eryngium - large genus of decorative plants with thistlelike flower heads; cosmopolitan in distribution |
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