Armeria

noun

Ar·​me·​ria

ärˈmirēə

: a genus of evergreen tufted herbs or subshrubs (family Plumbaginaceae) formerly included in Limonium but distinguished by narrow often linear leaves and flowers in dense globular heads see thrift

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