sea lavender

noun

an Old World, maritime plant, Limonium vulgare, of the leadwort family, having one-sided spikes of small, lavender-colored flowers.

a similar plant, Limonium carolinianum, of the eastern coast of North America.

Origin of sea lavender

First recorded in 1590–1600

Words nearby sea lavender

sea lamprey, sea lane, sealant, sea-launched ballistic missile, sea-launched cruise missile, sea lavender, sea lawyer, Seal Beach, seal brown, seal dog, sea leather

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Example sentences from the Web for sea lavender

So thinking to start with a known specimen, she picked a sprig of sea-lavender, and stepped into a remarkably deep bog-hole.
Dodo Wonders|E. F. Benson
And the mud-flats I loved well also, where the sea-lavender spread its purple on sound land above the network of mud.
A West Country Pilgrimage|Eden Phillpots
The burial-ground349 was small and crowded, covered with rank grass, and here and there sea-lavender was growing.
A Rainy June and Other Stories|Ouida
Remembering Ophelia, marsh-rosemary seems its best name, though you have a right to sea-lavender if you wish.
Old Plymouth Trails|Winthrop Packard

British Dictionary definitions for sea lavender

sea lavender

noun

any of numerous perennial plants of the plumbaginaceous genus Limonium, of temperate salt marshes, having spikes of white, pink, or mauve flowers, several species of which are grown as garden plantsSee also statice

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单词	sea lavender
释义	sea lavender noun an Old World, maritime plant, Limonium vulgare, of the leadwort family, having one-sided spikes of small, lavender-colored flowers. a similar plant, Limonium carolinianum, of the eastern coast of North America. Origin of sea lavender First recorded in 1590–1600 Words nearby sea lavender sea lamprey, sea lane, sealant, sea-launched ballistic missile, sea-launched cruise missile, sea lavender, sea lawyer, Seal Beach, seal brown, seal dog, sea leather Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for sea lavender So thinking to start with a known specimen, she picked a sprig of sea-lavender, and stepped into a remarkably deep bog-hole. Dodo Wonders\|E. F. Benson And the mud-flats I loved well also, where the sea-lavender spread its purple on sound land above the network of mud. A West Country Pilgrimage\|Eden Phillpots The burial-ground349 was small and crowded, covered with rank grass, and here and there sea-lavender was growing. A Rainy June and Other Stories\|Ouida Remembering Ophelia, marsh-rosemary seems its best name, though you have a right to sea-lavender if you wish. Old Plymouth Trails\|Winthrop Packard British Dictionary definitions for sea lavender sea lavender noun any of numerous perennial plants of the plumbaginaceous genus Limonium, of temperate salt marshes, having spikes of white, pink, or mauve flowers, several species of which are grown as garden plantsSee also statice Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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