Definition of Armeria

1. Noun. Shrubby or herbaceous low-growing evergreen perennials.

Exact synonyms: Genus Armeria
Generic synonyms: Dicot Genus, Magnoliopsid Genus
Group relationships: Family Plumbaginaceae, Leadwort Family, Plumbaginaceae, Sea-lavender Family
Member holonyms: Thrift

Lexicographical Neighbors of Armeria

Armenian language
Armenian monetary unit
Armenianness
Armenians
Armeno-
Armenological
Armenologist
Armenologists
Armenology
Armenophile
Armenophiles
Armenophilia
Armenophobe
Armenophobes
Armenophobia
Armeria (current term)
Armeria maritima
Armill
Armillaria
Armillaria caligata
Armillaria mellea neutral proteinase
Armillaria ponderosa
Armillaria zelleri
Armillariella
Armillariella mellea
Armillifer
Armills
Arminian
Arminian Baptist
Arminian Church

Literary usage of Armeria

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Flower Garden, Or, Breck's Book of Flowers: In which are Described All by Joseph Breck (1858)
"Thrift. This genus contains a number of ornamental plants, generally well adapted for rock-work. Armeria vulgaris is the Common Thrift of the garden, ..."

2. A Peep at Mexico: Narrative of a Journey Across the Republic from the by John Lewis Geiger (1874)
"... and their attire—Tropical forest—Organo cactus — Magnificent birds — An Indian village—The Rio de la Armeria— ..."

3. Handbook of Hardy Herbaceous and Alpine Flowers by William Sutherland (1871)
"Armeria (Thrift).—These are all neat low-growing plants, yielding a great profusion of flowers for a lengthened period in summer, and generally they are ..."

4. Wanderings in Spain by Théophile Gautier (1853)
"... Spanish Society—The Teatro del Principe—The Queen's Palace; the Palace of the Cortes, and the Monument of the Dos de Mayo—The Armeria and El Buen Retiro ..."

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