Found 2 items, similar to Eryngium maritimum.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: Eryngium maritimum Eryngium maritimum n : European evergreen eryngo with twisted spiny leaves naturalized on United States east coast; roots formerly used as an aphrodisiac [syn: sea holly, sea holm, sea eryngium ]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Eryngium maritimum Sea holly \Sea“ hol”ly\ (Bot.) An evergeen seashore plant (Eryngium maritimum). See Eryngium. [1913 Webster] Eryngium \E*ryn"gi*um\ ([-e]*r[i^]n"j[i^]*[u^]m), n. [NL., fr. Gr. 'hry`ggion, dim. of 'h`ryggos eryngo; cf. L. eryngion, erynge.] (Bot.) A large genus of umbelliferous plants somewhat like thistles in appearance, cosmopolitan in distribution. Eryngium maritimum , or sea holly, has been highly esteemed as an aphrodisiac, the roots being formerly candied. Syn: genus Eryngium. [1913 Webster]