Definition for E-RYN'GO

E-RYN'GO, n. [Gr. ηρυγγιον.]

The popular name of the sea-holly; Eryngium, a genus of plants of several species. The flowers are collected in a round head; the receptacle is paleaceous or chaffy. The young shoots are esculent. Encyc.

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