noun
- European evergreen eryngo with twisted spiny leaves naturalized on United States east coast; roots formerly used as an aphrodisiac.
- synonyms: sea holm, sea eryngium, Eryngium maritimum
- Widely cultivated southern European acanthus with whitish purple-veined flowers.
- synonyms: bear's breech, bear's breeches, Acanthus mollis
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