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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Euryale \Eu*ry"a*le\, noun [NL., fr. Euryale, one of the Gorgons.]
1. (Bot.) A genus of water lilies, growing in India and China. The only species ({Euryale 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) 2.0 [wn]:
Euryale
noun
1: (Greek mythology) one of the three Gorgons
2: basket stars [syn: {genus Euryale}]
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