armeria
/ (ɑːˈmiːrɪə) /
noun
the generic name for thrift (def. 2)
Origin of armeria
1New Latin, from flos armeriae, a species of dianthus
Words Nearby armeria
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How to use armeria in a sentence
Isabel's sword, a pretty little weapon, is to be seen in the Real armeria at Madrid.
The Story of Seville | Walter M. GallichanThe numbers given correspond to the plates of their marks, given in "Catalogo de la Real armeria."
The Industrial Arts in Spain | Juan F. RiaoThere was a little turf in one place, in the next a tuft of armeria, then mud or clay, and there—assuredly a foot had trodden.
In the Roar of the Sea | Sabine Baring-GouldThe caterpillar feeds on the roots of thrift or sea-pink (armeria vulgaris), and is full grown about June.
The Moths of the British Isles, Second Series | Richard SouthTwo other Visigothic crowns are also preserved with it in the armeria Real.
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