noun
- Any of numerous sun-loving low-growing evergreens of the genus Armeria having round heads of pink or white flowers.
- Extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily.
- synonyms: parsimony, parsimoniousness, penny-pinching
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