| NOUN | plant | sea holly, sea holm, sea eryngium, Eryngium maritimum | European evergreen eryngo with twisted spiny leaves naturalized on United States east coast |
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| plant | sea holly, bear's breech, bear's breeches, Acanthus mollis | widely cultivated southern European acanthus with whitish purple-veined flowers |
| Meaning | European evergreen eryngo with twisted spiny leaves naturalized on United States east coast; roots formerly used as an aphrodisiac. | |
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| Synonyms | sea holm, sea eryngium, Eryngium maritimum | |
| Member of | Eryngium, genus Eryngium | large genus of decorative plants with thistlelike flower heads |
| Broader | shrub, bush | A low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems |
| Meaning | Widely cultivated southern European acanthus with whitish purple-veined flowers. | |
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| Synonyms | bear's breech, bear's breeches, Acanthus mollis | |
| Broader | acanthus | Any plant of the genus Acanthus having large spiny leaves and spikes or white or purplish flowers |
| Catalan | Acanthus mollis | |
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