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sea lavender — n. any of a genus (Limonium, family Plumbaginaceae) of stiff, dicotyledonous plants (order Plumbaginales) with white, pink, lavender, or yellow flowers and many branches: often dried for winter bouquets … English World dictionary
sea lavender — sea′ lav ender n. pln an Old World maritime plant of the genus Limonium, of the leadwort family Also called statice … From formal English to slang
sea lavender — 1. an Old World, maritime plant, Limonium vulgare, of the leadwort family, having one sided spikes of small, lavender colored flowers. 2. a similar plant, Limonium carolinianum, of the eastern coast of North America. [1590 1600] * * * Any of… … Universalium
sea lavender — noun Date: 1597 any of a genus (Limonium) of chiefly perennial herbs of the plumbago family with small flowers and basal leaves … New Collegiate Dictionary
family Plumbaginaceae — noun perennial herbs and shrubs and lianas; cosmopolitan especially in saltwater areas • Syn: ↑Plumbaginaceae, ↑leadwort family, ↑sea lavender family • Derivationally related forms: ↑plumbaginaceous (for: ↑Plumbaginaceae) … Useful english dictionary
sea — n. 1 the expanse of salt water that covers most of the earth s surface and surrounds its land masses. 2 any part of this as opposed to land or fresh water. 3 a particular (usu. named) tract of salt water partly or wholly enclosed by land (the… … Useful english dictionary
lavender — noun 1》 a small aromatic evergreen shrub of the mint family, with narrow leaves and bluish purple flowers. [Genus Lavandula.] ↘(also lavender oil) a scented oil distilled from lavender flowers. ↘used in names of similar plants, e.g. sea… … English new terms dictionary
leadwort family — noun perennial herbs and shrubs and lianas; cosmopolitan especially in saltwater areas • Syn: ↑Plumbaginaceae, ↑family Plumbaginaceae, ↑sea lavender family • Derivationally related forms: ↑plumbaginaceous (for: ↑Plumbaginaceae … Useful english dictionary
dicot family — noun family of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination • Syn: ↑magnoliopsid family • Hypernyms: ↑family • Hyponyms: ↑magnoliid dicot family, ↑hamamelid dicot family, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
magnoliopsid family — noun family of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination • Syn: ↑dicot family • Hypernyms: ↑family • Hyponyms: ↑magnoliid dicot family, ↑hamamelid dicot family, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
