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Euryale

Euryale Meaning & Definition
Euryale Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Euryale?

[n] basket stars
[n] (Greek mythology) one of the three Gorgons

Synonyms | Synonyms for Euryale: genus Euryale

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See Also | echinoderm genus | Euryalida | Gorgon | subclass Euryalida

Euryale In Webster's Dictionary

\Eu*ry"a*le\, n. [NL., fr. Euryale, one of the Gorgons.] 1. (Bot.) A genus of water lilies, growing in India and China. The only species ({E. ferox}) is very prickly on the peduncles and calyx. The rootstocks and seeds are used as food. 2. (Zo["o]l) A genus of ophiurans with much-branched arms.

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