Crossword clues for eryngo
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Eryngo
Eryngo \E*ryn"go\, n. (Bot.) A plant of the genus Eryngium.
Wiktionary
eryngo
n. 1 (cx obsolete English) The root of sea holly, (taxlink Eryngium maritimum species noshow=1), formerly candied and taken as confectionery and held to have aphrodisiac properties. 2 Any other plant of the same genus, ''Eryngium''.
WordNet
Usage examples of "eryngo".
And I took his word for it that what he gave me were eryngo and artichokes and the rest.
Bexwith a poisonous root and told him it was eryngo, he would not know the difference.
Substituting monkshood or mandrake or some other root for eryngo in that manner would be far easier than sneaking in and sprinkling the powdered leaves of some poisonous plant into the finished pie.