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eryngo.

The root of sea holly, Eryngium maritimum, formerly candied and taken as confectionery and held to have aphrodisiac properties.

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Meaning & usage

noun/iːˈɹɪŋɡəʊ/UK
  1. The root of sea holly, Eryngium maritimum, formerly candied and taken as confectionery and held to have aphrodisiac properties.

    countable · obsolete · uncountable
  2. Any other plant of the same genus, Eryngium.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Ultimately from Latin ēryngion, from Ancient Greek ἠρύγγιον (ērúngion), from ἤρυγγος (ḗrungos).

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