eryngo
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of eryngo
C16: from Latin ēryngion variety of thistle, from Greek ērungion, diminutive of ērungos thistle
Vocabulary lists containing eryngo
Example Sentences
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Conservation efforts are underway to establish more populations of the eryngo.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 10, 2022
The eryngo grows in ciénegas, a type of wetland fed by natural springs that come from the deep aquifer and nourish the San Pedro River.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 10, 2022
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.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 10, 2022
The Zonites, a rude clan, grazing on the heads of the prickly eryngo, despise all tender preliminaries.
From The Glow-Worm and Other Beetles by Teixeira de Mattos, Alexander
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.
From More Hunting Wasps by Teixeira de Mattos, Alexander
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