Eryngium : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Eryngium	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for Eryngium
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Eryngium n large genus of decorative plants with thistlelike flower heads; cosmopolitan in distribution Synonym(s): Eryngium, genus Eryngium
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Snakeroot \Snake"root`\, n. (Bot.) Any one of several plants of different genera and species, most of which are (or were formerly) reputed to be efficacious as remedies for the bites of serpents; also, the roots of any of these. Note: The Virginia snakeroot is {Aristolochia Serpentaria}; black snakeroot is {Sanicula}, esp. {S. Marilandica}, also {Cimicifuga racemosa}; Seneca snakeroot is {Polygala Senega}; button snakeroot is {Liatris}, also {Eryngium}; white snakeroot is {Eupatorium ageratoides}. The name is also applied to some others besides these.