eryngium | (n) large genus of decorative plants with thistlelike flower heads; cosmopolitan in distribution, Syn. genus Eryngium |
button snakeroot | (n) coarse prickly perennial eryngo with aromatic roots; southeastern United States; often confused with rattlesnake master, Syn. Eryngium aquaticum |
rattlesnake master | (n) coarse prickly perennial eryngo of United States thought to cure rattlesnake bite, Syn. rattlesnake's master, Eryngium yuccifolium, button snakeroot |
sea holly | (n) European evergreen eryngo with twisted spiny leaves naturalized on United States east coast; roots formerly used as an aphrodisiac, Syn. Eryngium maritimum, sea eryngium, sea holm |
Eryngium | ‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. |
I think it was the eryngium that got me. | Ich glaube, es war eine Eryngium maritimum. The Grim Reaper (2014) |
eryngium | (n) large genus of decorative plants with thistlelike flower heads; cosmopolitan in distribution, Syn. genus Eryngium |
button snakeroot | (n) coarse prickly perennial eryngo with aromatic roots; southeastern United States; often confused with rattlesnake master, Syn. Eryngium aquaticum |
rattlesnake master | (n) coarse prickly perennial eryngo of United States thought to cure rattlesnake bite, Syn. rattlesnake's master, Eryngium yuccifolium, button snakeroot |
sea holly | (n) European evergreen eryngo with twisted spiny leaves naturalized on United States east coast; roots formerly used as an aphrodisiac, Syn. Eryngium maritimum, sea eryngium, sea holm |
Eryngium | ‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. |