eryngo
The root of sea holly, Eryngium maritimum, formerly candied and taken as confectionery and held to have aphrodisiac properties.
countable, obsolete, uncountable
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Where it comes from
Ultimately from Latin ēryngion, from Ancient Greek ἠρύγγιον (ērúngion), from ἤρυγγος (ḗrungos).
Adapted from the Wiktionary entry eryngo (CC BY-SA 4.0).