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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.

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  1. n. 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. n. A genus of ophiurans with much-branched arms.
  3. n. (Greek mythology) the second eldest of the three Gorgons
  4. 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. (Zoöl) A genus of ophiurans with much-branched arms.
  5. A genus of water lilies, growing in India and China. The onlyspecies (E. ferox) is very prickly on the peduncles and calyx. Therootstocks and seeds are used as food.
  6. n. 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. n. A genus of ophiurans with much-branched arms.