Meanings
nounsea holly (plural sea hollies)
plural sea hollies · alternative seaholly · alternative sea-holly
- A plant of species Eryngium maritimum, of Europe.
- More generally, any of several species of plants in the genus Eryngium.
- A plant of species Acanthus ebracteatus, of southeast Asia.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounEuropean evergreen eryngo with twisted spiny leaves naturalized on United States east coast; roots formerly used as an aphrodisiac
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nounwidely cultivated southern European acanthus with whitish purple-veined flowers
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Ancient Greek ἤρυγγος
- ἤρυγγος (ḗrungos)Eryngium
Arabic قَرْصَعَنَّة, شِنْدَاب
- قَرْصَعَنَّة (qarṣaʕanna)Eryngium
- شِنْدَاب (šindāb)Eryngium
Bulgarian приморски ветрогон, ветрогон
- приморски ветрогон (primorski vetrogon)Eryngium maritimum
- ветрогон (vetrogon)Eryngium
Catalan panical marí, card marí
- panical maríEryngium maritimum
- card maríEryngium maritimum
- panicalEryngium
Czech máčka přímořská, máčka
- máčka přímořskáEryngium maritimum
- máčkaEryngium
Dutch blauwe zeedistel, kruisdistel
- blauwe zeedistelEryngium maritimum
- kruisdistelEryngium
Finnish rauta-akantti, meripiikkiputki
- rauta-akanttiAcanthus ebracteatus
- meripiikkiputkiEryngium maritimum
- piikkiputkiEryngium
French panicaut maritime
- panicaut maritimeEryngium maritimum
German Brakthüllenloser Akanthus, Stranddistel
- Brakthüllenloser AkanthusAcanthus ebracteatus
- StranddistelEryngium maritimum
- MannstreuEryngium
Hungarian tengerparti iringó, iringó
- tengerparti iringóEryngium maritimum
- iringóEryngium
Irish cuileann duimhche, cuileann trá
- cuileann duimhcheEryngium maritimum
- cuileann tráEryngium maritimum
Italian calcatreppolo, eringio
- calcatreppoloEryngium
- eringioEryngium
Japanese ヒゴタイサイコ属, 肥後体柴胡属
- ヒゴタイサイコ属 (higotaisaikozoku)Eryngium
- 肥後体柴胡属 (higotaisaikozoku)Eryngium
Polish mikołajek nadmorski, mikołajek
- mikołajek nadmorskiEryngium maritimum
- mikołajekEryngium
Romanian vitrigon
- vitrigonEryngium maritimum
Russian синеголо́вник примо́рский, синеголо́вник
- синеголо́вник примо́рский (sinegolóvnik primórskij)Eryngium maritimum
- синеголо́вник (sinegolóvnik)Eryngium
Scottish Gaelic cuileann-mara, cuileann-tràgha
- cuileann-maraEryngium maritimum
- cuileann-tràghaEryngium maritimum
Slovak kotúč prímorský, kotúč
- kotúč prímorskýEryngium maritimum
- kotúčEryngium
Spanish cardo de mar, cardo marino
- cardo de marEryngium maritimum
- cardo marinoEryngium maritimum
Swedish martorn, martorn
- martornEryngium maritimum
- martornEryngium
Cite this entry
APA
sea holly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sea%20holly
MLA
“sea holly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sea%20holly. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sea holly,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sea%20holly.
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