armeria
noun
the generic name for thrift (def. 2)
Word Origin for armeria
New Latin, from flos armeriae, a species of dianthus
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Examples from the Web for armeria
Historical Examples of armeria
Armeria, a genus of handsome plants growing on the sea-coast.
The Sailor's Word-BookWilliam Henry Smyth
Two other Visigothic crowns are also preserved with it in the Armeria Real.
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 SeaSabine Baring-Gould
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 SeriesRichard South
The caterpillar is said to feed on the flower heads of common Thrift (Armeria vulgaris).
British ButterfilesW. S. Coleman