English
Detailed Synonyms for sea holly in English
sea holly:
sea holly [the ~] noun
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the sea holly
– widely cultivated southern European acanthus with whitish purple-veined flowers 1the sea holly; the bear's breech; the bear's breeches; the Acanthus mollis– widely cultivated southern European acanthus with whitish purple-veined flowers 1 -
the sea holly
– European evergreen eryngo with twisted spiny leaves naturalized on United States east coast; roots formerly used as an aphrodisiac 1the sea holly; the Eryngium maritimum; the sea holm; the sea eryngium– European evergreen eryngo with twisted spiny leaves naturalized on United States east coast; roots formerly used as an aphrodisiac 1