Acantholimon

noun

Acan·​tho·​li·​mon

əˌkan(t)thəˈlīˌmän,

-mən

: a genus of perennial evergreen herbs (family Plumbaginaceae) of southeastern Europe to central Asia having stiff basal leaves and small stalked heads of white or rosy flowers see prickly thrift

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from acanth- + Limonium

First Known Use

1849, in the meaning defined above

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