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armeria

British  
/ ɑːˈmiːrɪə /

noun

  1. the generic name for thrift

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Etymology

Origin of armeria

New Latin, from flos armeriae, a species of dianthus

Example Sentences

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Pinus sylvestris, and Sempervivum tectorum in abundance, Statice armeria, Ammone vernalis, Dianthus carthusianorum, with other sand plants, were growing there.

From Man and Nature or, Physical Geography as Modified by Human Action by Marsh, George P.

Sempervivum tectorum in abundance, Statice armeria, Ammone vernalis, Dianthus carthusianorum, with other sand-plants, were growing there.

From The Earth as Modified by Human Action by Marsh, George P.

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