Eryngo
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /iːˈɹɪŋɡəʊ/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Eryngo is a noun meaning Any other plant of the same genus, Eryngium.
Meaning
Any other plant of the same genus, Eryngium.
More Meanings
- (obsolete) The root of sea holly, Eryngium maritimum, formerly candied and taken as confectionery and held to have aphrodisiac properties.
Example Sentences
Let the skie raine Potatoes: let it thunder, to the tune of Greene-ſleeues, haile-kiſſing Comfits, and ſnovv Eringoes: […]
For some ordinary broths made of Eringos or Sea-Holme, and Burstwort, which twice or thrice I have swallowed downe at the request of some Ladies, who, more kindely then my disease is unkind, offred me the moity of theirs, have equally seemed unto me as easie to take as unprofitable in operation.
Word Forms
- eryngos
- eryngoes
Synonyms for eryngo
Depending on context, synonyms include eringo.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include eringo, eryngium, euphorbium, euphorb, eyebright, erodium.
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