Euryale

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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 ({Euryale ferox}) is very prickly
        on the peduncles and calyx. The rootstocks and seeds are
        used as food.
        [1913 Webster]


  
     2. (Zo["o]l.) A genus of ophiurans with much-branched arms.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Euryale
       n 1: (Greek mythology) one of the three Gorgons
       2: basket stars [syn: {genus Euryale}]