Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Euryale"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Euryale \Eu*ry"a*le\, n. [NL., fr. Euryale, one of the Gorgons.]
1. (Bot.) A genus of water lilies, growing in India and
China. The only species ({E. ferox}) is very prickly on
the peduncles and calyx. The rootstocks and seeds are used
as food.
2. (Zo["o]l) A genus of ophiurans with much-branched arms.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
Euryale
n 1: (Greek mythology) one of the three Gorgons [syn: {Euryale}]
2: basket stars [syn: {Euryale}, {genus Euryale}]
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