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Sea Holly

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Noun

1. eryngium maritimum, sea eryngium, sea holly, sea holm

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

2. acanthus mollis, bear's breech, bear's breeches, sea holly

widely cultivated southern European acanthus with whitish purple-veined flowers

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Sea Holly

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noun
a European umbelliferous plant, Eryngium maritimum, of sandy shores, having spiny bluish-green stems and blue flowers

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Sea Holly

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a European eryngo (Eryngium maritimum) with leathery, bluish, spiny leaves and globular heads of small, bluish flowers

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Sea Holly

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n.
A European seashore plant (Eryngium maritimum) in the parsley family, having prickly leaves and dense heads of small blue or purplish flowers.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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