eryngo
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of eryngo
C16: from Latin ēryngion variety of thistle, from Greek ērungion, diminutive of ērungos thistle
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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
Conservation efforts are underway to establish more populations of 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
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.
From The Botanist's Companion, Volume II by Salisbury, William
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