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sea holly noun[ C or U ] uk /ˈsiː ˌhɒl.i/ us /ˈsiː ˌhɑː.li/ a plant with sharp, pale green leaves and blue flowers that grows especially near the coast in Europe: Sea holly with its prickly leaves grows in the sand dunes closest to the beach. The sea holly, with its striking blue flowers, produces seeds which are dispersed by the tide. Among the wide range of perennial seeds on offer are several unusual sea hollies. Metallic colours from plants such as these spiky sea hollies in steel blue add to the cool feeling of the garden. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Flowers & flowering plants aconite adam-and-eve aeonium African daisy agapanthus edelweiss eglantine elderflower elephant ear erythronium locoweed loosestrife lords-and-ladies lotus love-in-a-mist sedum sego lily self-heal senecio sensitive plant |