sea lavender

sea lavender

n. Any of various plants of the genus Limonium of coastal regions, widely cultivated for their clusters of small lavender or pinkish flowers, which are often dried. Also called statice.

sea lavender

n (Plants) 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 plants. See also statice

sea′ lav`ender

n. an Old World maritime plant of the genus Limonium, of the leadwort family. Also called statice.

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sea lavender - any of various plants of the genus Limonium of temperate salt marshes having spikes of white or mauve flowersmarsh rosemary, staticegenus Limonium, Limonium - sea lavendersubshrub, suffrutex - low-growing woody shrub or perennial with woody base