sea holly

Noun sea holly has 2 senses

• sea holly(n = noun.plant) eryngium maritimum, sea eryngium, sea holm - European evergreen eryngo with twisted spiny leaves naturalized on United States east coast; roots formerly used as an aphrodisiac; Array
is a member of eryngium, genus eryngium
is a kind of bush, shrub

• sea holly(n = noun.plant) acanthus mollis, bear's breech, bear's breeches - widely cultivated southern European acanthus with whitish purple-veined flowers; Array
is a kind of acanthus