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eryngium

eryngium noun: any of the genus Eryngium of umbelliferous plants resembling thistles.

eryngium: any of the genus Eryngium of umbelliferous plants resembling thistles
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Noun

eryngium (plural eryngiums)

  1. Any of the genus Eryngium of umbelliferous plants resembling thistles.

Forms of eryngium

pluraleryngiums

Origin of eryngium

From the genus name.

Questions about eryngium

What does eryngium mean?
Eryngium means any of the genus Eryngium of umbelliferous plants resembling thistles.
What part of speech is eryngium?
Eryngium is a noun.
What is the plural of eryngium?
The plural of eryngium is eryngiums.

Words near eryngium in the dictionary

  1. erymid
  2. erymids
  3. Erymna
  4. Eryn
  5. eryngeolysin
  6. eryngium
  7. eryngiums
  8. eryngo
  9. eryngoes
  10. eryngos
  11. eryonid

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