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1. (n.) sea holly
an Old World plant, Eryngiummaritimum, of the parsley family, with stiff, fleshy leaves and pale blue flowers.
Etymology: (1540–50)
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1. (noun) sea holly, sea holm, sea eryngium, Eryngium maritimum
European evergreen eryngo with twisted spiny leaves naturalized on United States east coast; roots formerly used as an aphrodisiac
2. (noun) bear's breech, bear's breeches, sea holly, Acanthus mollis
widely cultivated southern European acanthus with whitish purple-veined flowers
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1. sea holly
an evergeen seashore plant (Eryngium maritimum). See Eryngium
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