genus eryngium

1. Large genus of decorative plants with thistlelike flower heads;
   Cosmopolitan in distribution (synset 112958582)
   is a type of: rosid dicot genus - a genus of dicotyledonous plants
   member holonym:

   • eringo, eryngo - any plant of the genus Eryngium
   • eryngium maritimum, sea eryngium, sea holly, sea holm - European evergreen eryngo with twisted spiny leaves naturalized on United States east coast; roots formerly used as an aphrodisiac
   • button snakeroot, eryngium aquaticum - coarse prickly perennial eryngo with aromatic roots; southeastern United States; often confused with rattlesnake master
   • button snakeroot, eryngium yuccifolium, rattlesnake master, rattlesnake's master - coarse prickly perennial eryngo of United States thought to cure rattlesnake bite
   belongs to: apiaceae, carrot family, family apiaceae, family umbelliferae, umbelliferae - plants having flowers in umbels: parsley; carrot; anise; caraway; celery; dill
   same as: eryngium

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