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eryngoes
Variant of eryngo
noun pl. eryngoes
- any of a genus (Eryngium) of plants of the umbel family, with flowers in dense heads and usually stiff, spiny leaves
- Obsolete the candied root of the sea holly, formerly used as an aphrodisiac
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