sea holly
noun
the eryngo, Eryngium maritimum.
Origin of sea holly
First recorded in 1540–50
Words nearby sea holly
sea green,
sea gull, the,
sea hare,
sea heath,
sea hog,
sea holly,
sea hollyhock,
sea horse,
sea islands,
sea kale,
sea king
Example sentences from the Web for sea holly
The rising wind whistled in the prickly star-grass and sea-holly.
The Light of Scarthey |Egerton CastleSea-holly (Eryngium) is another family of July-flowering plants that does well on poor, sandy soils that have been deeply stirred.
Wood and Garden |Gertrude JekyllThis entailed the abolition of our beautiful decorations—our sea-holly and ferns; also some anxious looks from our handmaiden.
An Unsentimental Journey through Cornwall |Dinah Maria Craik
British Dictionary definitions for sea holly
sea holly
noun
a European umbelliferous plant, Eryngium maritimum, of sandy shores, having spiny bluish-green stems and blue flowers