eryngium

eryngium (i-RIN-jee-uhm) - n., any of numerous perennial umbelliferous plants (genus Eryngium) with distinctive spiny foliage, metallic blue flower heads, and bluish stems.


Also called eryngo and sea holly, the latter sometimes specifically referring to E. maritimum. Several species are grown as ornamentals. The name is the Latin form of Greek ērynggion, diminutive of ἤρυγγος, ēryngē, a species of thistle. Sea holly proper:


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