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eryngo

/ ɪˈ°ùɪŋɡəʊ /

noun

  1. any umbelliferous plant of the genus Eryngium, such as the sea holly, having toothed or lobed leaves Also callederingo
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of eryngo1

C16: from Latin ŧ°ù²â²Ô²µ¾±´Ç²Ô variety of thistle, from Greek ŧ°ù³Ü²Ô²µ¾±´Ç²Ô, diminutive of ŧ°ù³Ü²Ô²µ´Ç²õ thistle
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The critical habitat in Arizona lies in Pima and Cochise Counties and doesn’t include another location where efforts have failed to reintroduce the eryngo.

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The Zonites, a rude clan, grazing on the heads of the prickly eryngo, despise all tender preliminaries.

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The fresh root candied after the manner directed in our Dispensatory for candying eryngo root, is said to be employed at Constantinople as a preservative against epidemic diseases.

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In his hand he significantly carries a blue eryngo, called in German "Mannstreu."

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I feed them on honey, placed in little drops on spikes of lavender, on heads of thistle, or field eryngo, or globe-thistle, according to the season.

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