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Sea holly

Sea holly Meaning & Definition
Sea holly Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Sea holly?

[n] European evergreen eryngo with twisted spiny leaves naturalized on United States east coast; roots formerly used as an aphrodisiac
[n] widely cultivated southern European acanthus with whitish purple-veined flowers

Synonyms | Synonyms for Sea holly: Acanthus mollis | bear's breech | bear's breeches | Eryngium maritimum | sea eryngium | sea holm

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See Also | acanthus | bush | Eryngium | genus Eryngium | shrub

Sea holly In Webster's Dictionary

\Sea" hol"ly\ (Bot.) An evergeen seashore plant ({Eryngium maritimum}). See {Eryngium}.

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