- sea pink
- Date: 1731 1. thrift 4 2. any of several North American herbs (genus Sabatia, especially S. stellaris) of the gentian family with usually pink or white flowers
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
Sea pink — Pink Pink, n. [Perh. akin to pick; as if the edges of the petals were picked out. Cf. {Pink}, v. t.] 1. (Bot.) A name given to several plants of the caryophyllaceous genus {Dianthus}, and to their flowers, which are sometimes very fragrant and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sea pink — (Bot.) See {Thrift}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sea pink — may refer to: * Armeria spp. * Sabatia stellaris … Wikipedia
sea pink — noun tufted thrift of seacoasts and mountains of north temperate zone; occasionally grown as a ground cover • Syn: ↑cliff rose, ↑Armeria maritima • Hypernyms: ↑thrift * * * noun 1. a … Useful english dictionary
sea pink — pajūrinė gvaizdė statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Pliumbaginių šeimos dekoratyvinis augalas (Armeria maritima), paplitęs Europoje, Azijoje, Šiaurės Amerikoje ir Čilėje. atitikmenys: lot. Armeria maritima angl. common sea trift; sea cushion;… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
sea-pink — pajūrinė gvaizdė statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Pliumbaginių šeimos dekoratyvinis augalas (Armeria maritima), paplitęs Europoje, Azijoje, Šiaurės Amerikoje ir Čilėje. atitikmenys: lot. Armeria maritima angl. common sea trift; sea cushion;… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
sea pink — gvaizdė statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Pliumbaginių (Plumbaginaceae) šeimos augalų gentis (Armeria). atitikmenys: lot. Armeria angl. cushion pink; sea pink; trift vok. Grasblume; Grasnelke; Sandnelke rus. армерия lenk. armeria; zawciąg … Dekoratyvinių augalų vardynas
sea pink — Thrift Thrift (thr[i^]ft), n. [Icel. [thorn]rift. See {Thrive}.] 1. A thriving state; good husbandry; economical management in regard to property; frugality. [1913 Webster] The rest, . . . willing to fall to thrift, prove very good husbands.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sea pink — /si ˈpɪŋk/ (say see pingk) noun a perennial maritime herb, Armeria maritima, of Europe, western Asia and North America, which has narrow tufted leaves and dense heads of pink or white flowers; thrift …
sea pink — thrift (def. 3). [1725 35] * * * … Universalium