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eryngium

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eryngium

noun
large genus of decorative plants with thistlelike flower heads; cosmopolitan in distribution 
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Main Entry: eryn·gi·um
Pronunciation: i-'rin-jE-&m
Function: noun
1 capitalized : a genus of coarse bristly herbs (familyUmbelliferae) that have spinulose-margined leaves and dense flower heads and include the sea holly (E. maritimum)
2 : any plant of the genus Eryngium
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