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Definition of: eryngo
(i·ring′gō) noun
1. Any of various coarse herbs of the genus Eryngium: the roots are used in medicine.
2. Obs. The candied root of sea eryngo (E. maritimum), formerly deemed an aphrodisiac. Also spelled eringo. [? Alter. of Ital. eringio <L eryngion <Gk. eryngion <eryngos]
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