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Definition of Armeria
1. Noun. Shrubby or herbaceous low-growing evergreen perennials.
Generic synonyms: Dicot Genus, Magnoliopsid Genus
Group relationships: Family Plumbaginaceae, Leadwort Family, Plumbaginaceae, Sea-lavender Family
Member holonyms: Thrift
Lexicographical Neighbors of Armeria
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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