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Cosmopolitan in distribution
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eryngium
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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Snakeroot \Snake"root`\, n. (Bot.) Any one of several plants of different genera and species, most of which are (or were formerly) reputed to be efficacious as remedies for the bites of serpents; also, the roots of any of these. Note: The Virginia snakeroot ...
Wiktionary
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n. (context botany English) Any of the genus ''Eryngium'' of umbelliferous plants resembling thistles.
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Word definitions in Wikipedia
Eryngium is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apiaceae. There are about 250 species. The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution , with the center of diversity in South America. Common names include eryngo and sea holly (though the genus is not related ...
Usage examples of eryngium.
Weasel and I were the first to run forward and clear the grave of the clumps of prickly eryngium, still green goose-foot, young plantains, and wormwood.
Eryngium giganteum, Erysimum pumilum, Festuca glauca, Funkia Sieboldii, Galega officinalis, G.
Eryngium giganteum, Erysimum pumilum, Festuca glauca, Funkia albo-marginata, F.