armeria

/ (ɑːˈmiːrɪə) /

noun

Nearby words

armenia, armenian, armenian church, armenian massacres, armentières, armeria, armes parlantes, armet, armful, armguard, armhole

Word Origin for armeria

New Latin, from flos armeriae, a species of dianthus

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Examples from the Web for armeria

Armeria, a genus of handsome plants growing on the sea-coast.
The Sailor's Word-Book|William Henry Smyth
The caterpillar is said to feed on the flower heads of common Thrift (Armeria vulgaris).
British Butterfiles|W. S. Coleman
The 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 South
There 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-Gould

Two other Visigothic crowns are also preserved with it in the Armeria Real.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7|Various