1. European evergreen eryngo with twisted spiny leaves naturalized on United States east coast; roots formerly used as an aphrodisiac
   "sea eryngium's metallic blue flowers stand out in coastal gardens"; "Eryngium maritimum's metallic blue flowers stand out in coastal gardens";
   - sea holly, sea holm, Eryngium maritimum

1. Large genus of decorative plants with thistlelike flower heads; cosmopolitan in distribution
   - genus Eryngium

Type of: bush, rosid dicot genus, shrub

Part of: Apiaceae, carrot family, family Apiaceae, family Umbelliferae, Umbelliferae

Encyclopedia: Eryngium