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PRONUNCIATION OF SEA HOLLY

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SEA HOLLY

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Sea holly is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SEA HOLLY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of sea holly in the English dictionary

The definition of sea holly in the dictionary is a European umbelliferous plant, Eryngium maritimum, of sandy shores, having spiny bluish-green stems and blue flowers.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SEA HOLLY

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WORDS THAT END LIKE SEA HOLLY

allycholly
brolly
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coolly
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Synonyms and antonyms of sea holly in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «sea holly» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SEA HOLLY

Find out the translation of sea holly to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of sea holly from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «sea holly» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

海冬青
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cardo de mar
570 millions of speakers

English

sea holly
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

समुद्र होली
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

البحر هولي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

море Холли
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

mar holly
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সমুদ্র হোলি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

mer houx
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Laut holly
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Stranddistel
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

海ヒイラギ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

바다 홀리
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Segara holly
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

biển holly
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கடல் ஹோலி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

समुद्र हॉली
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Deniz kraliyeti
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

mare holly
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

morze ostrokrzew
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

море Холлі
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

mare Holly
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

θάλασσα πουρνάρια
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

see holly
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

martorn
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

strandtistel
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of sea holly

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SEA HOLLY»

The term «sea holly» is regularly used and occupies the 107.352 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SEA HOLLY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about sea holly

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SEA HOLLY»

Discover the use of sea holly in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sea holly and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Sea Holly
With rich and vibrant prose, this novel explores the relationship between the permanence of the natural world and the transience of modern technology.
Robert Minhinnick, 2007
2
Steven Callahan: Adrift at Sea
Introduces the sailing enthusiast and boat designer, Steven Callahan, who struggled to survive after his small sailboat, the "Napoleon Solo," sank into the Atlantic Ocean.
Holly Cefrey, 2003
3
Perennial All-Stars: The 150 Best Perennials for ...
Zabel eryngo's foliage is prickly and thistlelike, reaching to about 24 inches, but it's not coarse and large like amethyst sea holly (E. amethystinum), or overly rangy like E. x tri- partitum. It's even better looking than its parents, alpine sea holly ...
Jeff Cox, 2002
4
The Complete Guide To Herbal Medicines
Sea holly (Eryngium maritimum) typically grows along seashores in temperate regions. Active components come from the dried roots. Common dose Sea holly comes as dried roots, extract, and tincture. Some experts recommend the following ...
Charles W. Fetrow, Juan R. Avila, 2000
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Taylor's Encyclopedia of Garden Plants
Alpine Sea Holly. A 2-foot-tall species with rosettes of spiny, heart-shaped leaves . From midsummer to fall it bears branched stalks of round iV2-inch-long flower heads that are metallic blue-gray and have spiny, lacy-looking bracts. Zones 5 to  ...
Frances Tenenbaum, 2003
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The Encyclopedia of Aphrodisiacs: Psychoactive Substances ...
stranddistel, thistle A perennial of the Carrot Family, sea holly grows in coastal sand. It is a medicine as well as an aphrodisiac, used as a depurative, diuretic, expectorant, and diaphoretic. The fleshyrootof the sea holly is used for aphrodisiacal ...
Christian Rätsch, Claudia Müller-Ebeling, 2013
7
Tough-as-nails flowers for the South
The sea holly with its thistlelike blue-to-amethyst flowers is rugged and persevering, withstanding cold winters, heat, and drought. The plants are spiny, adding a degree of toughness of a differing nature. planting The sea holly is not easily ...
Norman Winter
8
The Earthwise Herbal: A Complete Guide to Old World ...
"Sea holly I have for a long time used in the crude state as an efficient remedy in the treatment of the disorders of the liver. In cases where the liver shows symptoms of sluggishness and allows large quantities of uric acid to accumulate, it has ...
Matthew Wood, 2008
9
Better Homes & Gardens Perennial Gardening
sea holly | sedges Sea holly (Eryngium) Prickly seaholly is a head-turning perennial. Steely blue to deep purple thistlelike flowers open over a long period in July and August. The blooms are beautiful in fresh flower arrangements or in dried ...
Better Homes & Gardens, 2010
10
The English Flora: Or, A Catalogue of Trees, Shrubs, Plants ...
130. E R Y N G I U M. ERYNGo,or Sea Holly, (Fr.) — Panicaut, Chardon Roland. L. G. Pl. 324. Pentandria Digynia. Cl. £. Ord. z. 1. alpinum. Alpine Sea Holly. 2. amethyftinum. Amethyftine Sea Holly. 3. aquaticum. Maríh Sea Holly. 4. canvpeílre.
Richard Weston, 1775

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SEA HOLLY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term sea holly is used in the context of the following news items.
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Sea holly grows well in Redlands
Eryngium, commonly called sea holly or Alpine thistle, is a plant that grows well in Redlands. Eryngium is native to Europe, the Mediterranean, Siberia and the ... «Redlands Daily Facts, Jun 15»
2
Become an urban bee keeper, and plant a border for bees
Globe thistle (Echinops ritro) and sapphire blue sea holly (Eryngium “Sapphire Blue”) attract so many bees that it can actually be hard to see the flowers. «The Seattle Times, Feb 15»
3
Mayo painting sells for $55400
The painting, which most recently was held in a private collection in Auckland, features a surrealist portrayal of sea holly in flower on a sandy shore with a ... «Stuff.co.nz, Aug 14»
4
Beeline for sea holly
Bees love sea holly. Who would have thought that something as stark and prickly as sea holly (Eryngium) would be so attractive to bees. My son loves this spiky ... «Vancouver Sun, Jul 14»
5
Warley Place garden: Edwardian ghosts in a lost paradise
As any gardener worth their stripes will tell you, the giant sea holly's other common name derives from eccentric Edwardian plantswoman Ellen Willmott's habit of ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 14»
6
Tracking endangered leatherback sea turtles by satellite, key …
A leatherback turtle equipped with a satellite tag crawls off the tagging vessel, the F/V Sea Holly, captained by Mark Leach off Cape Cod, Mass. UMass Amherst ... «Phys.Org, Mar 14»
7
Plant sea holly to attract bees and butterflies
It was several pots of sea holly, Eryngium, generally listed as a butterfly attractant. For those unfamiliar with it, it is an odd prickly plant with green or silver blue ... «Allentown Morning Call, Jun 13»
8
Sea holly – ix-xewk tar-ramel – Eryngium maritimum
The sea holly, known as ix-xewk tar- ramel in Maltese, is very rare habitat and is confined to sand dune communities. It is a perennial plant with a tough ... «Times of Malta, Dec 12»
9
Leatherback Sea Turtle Release
The turtle's condition improved enough to be released on Saturday, September 22. He was fitted with a satellite tag and released from the lobster boat, Sea Holly ... «YouTube, Sep 12»
10
A seaside garden with effortless-looking charm
On the sea side, with a low concrete sea defence wall as a buttress, she sows ... magenta lychnis, blue sea holly, tall fennel, hebes, sea peas and toadflax, ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Aug 12»

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