- sea holly
- sea hollyn.a European eryngo (Eryngium maritimum) with leathery, bluish, spiny leaves and globular heads of small, bluish flowers
English World dictionary. V. Neufeldt. 2014.
English World dictionary. V. Neufeldt. 2014.
Sea holly — Holly Hol ly (h[o^]l l[y^]), n. [OE holi, holin, AS. holen, holegn; akin to D. & G. hulst, OHG. huls hulis, W. celyn, Armor. kelen, Gael. cuilionn, Ir. cuileann. Cf. 1st {Holm}, {Hulver}.] 1. (Bot.) A tree or shrub of the genus {Ilex}. The… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sea holly — Sea hol ly (Bot.) An evergeen seashore plant ({Eryngium maritimum}). See {Eryngium}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sea holly — Taxobox name = Sea holly image width = 240px image caption = Sea holly, shore of Mediterranean Sea near mouth of Dalyan River, Turkey regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Apiales familia = Apiaceae genus =… … Wikipedia
sea-holly — švelnusis akantas statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Akantinių šeimos dekoratyvinis, vaistinis augalas (Acanthus mollis), paplitęs šiaurės Afrikoje ir Pietų Amerikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Acanthus mollis angl. artist s acanthus; bear s breech;… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
sea-holly — pajūrinė zunda statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Salierinių šeimos vaistinis augalas (Eryngium maritimum), paplitęs šiaurės Afrikoje ir Europoje. atitikmenys: lot. Eryngium maritimum angl. sea holly; seaside eryngo vok. Stranddistel; Strand… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
sea-holly — alpinė zunda statusas T sritis vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Eryngium alpinum angl. bluetop eryngo; sea holly vok. Alpendistel; Alpen Mannstreu rus. синеголовник альпийский lenk. mikołajek alpejski … Dekoratyvinių augalų vardynas
sea holly — sea hol·ly sē .häl ē n a European coastal herb of the genus Eryngium (E. maritimum) that has spiny leaves and pale blue flowers and was formerly used as an aphrodisiac … Medical dictionary
sea holly — sea′ hol ly n. pln an Old World plant, Eryngium maritimum, of the parsley family, with stiff, fleshy leaves and pale blue flowers • Etymology: 1540–50 … From formal English to slang
sea holly — noun 1. widely cultivated southern European acanthus with whitish purple veined flowers • Syn: ↑bear s breech, ↑bear s breeches, ↑Acanthus mollis • Hypernyms: ↑acanthus 2. European evergreen eryngo with twisted spiny leaves naturalized on United… … Useful english dictionary
sea holly — noun a spiny leaved plant of the parsley family, with metallic blue teasel like flowers, growing in sandy places by the sea. [Eryngium maritimum.] … English new terms dictionary