sea holly

noun

1. the eryngo, Eryngium maritimum.

sea holly

noun

1. a European umbelliferous plant, Eryngium maritimum, of sandy shores, having spiny bluish-green stems and blue flowers

Word History and Origins

Origin of sea holly¹

First recorded in 1540–50

Example Sentences

Its wild thyme will remain only in patches on its Trwyn, and its sandhills will be glaucous with the blue sea-holly no more.

From Project Gutenberg

Sea-holly (Eryngium) is another family of July-flowering plants that does well on poor, sandy soils that have been deeply stirred.

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This entailed the abolition of our beautiful decorations—our sea-holly and ferns; also some anxious looks from our handmaiden.

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The lizards bask in the hot sand; the delicate, pale sea-holly mingles with the yellow of the evening primrose.

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Only the singular, pale blue sea-holly, growing amid the sear, colorless heath-grass.

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