Euryale ferox Benot Ya'aqov, Israel, among artifacts of the Acheulean culture 790-750,000 years ago. The seeds of foxnut are used in Ayurveda preparations. In Chinese, the plant is called "qiàn shí" (). Its edible seeds are used in traditional Chinese medicine, where they are often cooked in soups along with other ingredients. Euryale ferox Euryale ferox (common names, fox nut, foxnut, gorgon nut or makhana) is the only extant species in the genus Euryale. It is a flowering plant classified in the water lily family, Nymphaeaceae, although it is occasionally regarded as a distinct family, Euryalaceae. Unlike other water lilies, the pollen
USS Euryale (AS-22) Battery C, 1st Battalion, 11th Marines were transported from the Wallis Islands, to Apia, Samoa. "Hawaiian Merchant" was purchased by the Navy on 15 April 1943 at New York. The ship commissioned 2 December 1943 as USS "Euryale" (AS-22) with Captain H. A. Guthrie in command. "Euryale" reached Brisbane, Australia, from New York City 5 March 1944, and after loading provisions and supplies, sailed for Milne Bay, New Guinea. There between 14 March and 26 May, "Euryale" refitted submarines and repaired surface ships. At Manus from 28 May to 11 August, she established a forward base and rest camp for