1. A plant of the carrot family with spiky blue or purple flowers, native to coastal regions of Europe; also called sea holly.
Usage: Also spelled 'eryngo'; The root was historically candied and eaten as a sweetmeat

Examples

• The eringo plant grows wild along the rocky coastlines of southern England.
• Medieval herbalists valued eringo root for its supposed medicinal properties.
• Candied eringo was a luxury confection served at royal banquets in the 16th century.
• The distinctive spiky flowers of the eringo plant attract bees and butterflies.
• Eringo thrives in sandy, well-drained soil near the sea.