sea lungwort

sea lungwort
noun
: a fleshy perennial herb (Mertensia maritima) of the northern coasts of both hemispheres with ovate to spatulate leaves and usually long-stalked rose-pink flowers fading to pale blue or almost white

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a plant, Mertensia maritima, of the borage family, growing on northern seacoasts and having leaves with an oysterlike flavor.
[1590-1600]

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sea lungwort,
a fleshy herb of the borage family, growing along the northern coasts of North America, Europe, and Asia; oyster plant; oyster leaf.

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