- sea shrub
- noun
: a shrubby gorgonian
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sea shrub nounA sea fan• • •Main Entry: ↑sea
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
sea shrub
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sea buckthorn — ▪ shrub also called Sallow Thorn (Hippophae rhamnoides, family Elaeagnaceae), willowlike shrub growing to about 2.5 m (about 8 feet) high with narrow leaves that are silvery on the underside and globose, orange yellow fruits about 8 mm… … Universalium
sea grape — noun 1. a. : gulfweed b. : a tree or shrub of the genus Coccoloba; especially : a variable plant (C. uvifera) of sandy shores of Florida and tropical America having rounded leaves with cordate bases and bearing clusters of bluish edible berries … 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
Sea holly — Holly Hol ly (h[o^]l l[y^]), n. [OE holi, holin, AS. holen, holegn; akin to D. & G. hulst, OHG. huls hulis, W. celyn, Armor. kelen, Gael. cuilionn, Ir. cuileann. Cf. 1st {Holm}, {Hulver}.] 1. (Bot.) A tree or shrub of the genus {Ilex}. The… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sea urchin — 1. any echinoderm of the class Echinoidea, having a somewhat globular or discoid form, and a shell composed of many calcareous plates covered with projecting spines. 2. a tall evergreen shrub or small tree, Hakea laurina, of Australia, having… … Universalium
sea heath — noun : a plant of the genus Frankenia * * * sea heath noun A wiry heath like pink flowered plant (Frankenia laevis) of salt marshes and chalk cliffs • • • Main Entry: ↑sea * * * sea heath, a heathlike shrub of European coasts … Useful english dictionary
sea eryngium — noun European evergreen eryngo with twisted spiny leaves naturalized on United States east coast; roots formerly used as an aphrodisiac • Syn: ↑sea holly, ↑sea holm, ↑Eryngium maritimum • Hypernyms: ↑shrub, ↑bush • Member Holonyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
sea holly — noun 1. widely cultivated southern European acanthus with whitish purple veined flowers • Syn: ↑bear s breech, ↑bear s breeches, ↑Acanthus mollis • Hypernyms: ↑acanthus 2. European evergreen eryngo with twisted spiny leaves naturalized on United… … Useful english dictionary
sea holm — noun European evergreen eryngo with twisted spiny leaves naturalized on United States east coast; roots formerly used as an aphrodisiac • Syn: ↑sea holly, ↑sea eryngium, ↑Eryngium maritimum • Hypernyms: ↑shrub, ↑bush • Member Holonyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
