sea lavender
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
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How to use sea lavender in a sentence
In this way came sea lavender in full bloom, crimson monkey plant from the London window-box, and cuttings of mesembryanthemum.
Mary's Meadow | Juliana Horatia EwingIt rushed back upon him, that time of waiting, marked by the flowering and the fading of the sea lavender.
Prisoners | Mary CholmondeleyLittle patches of sea lavender gave purple colour to the marshland.
The Kingdom of the Blind | E. Phillips OppenheimThe pedicels of all the species of the sea lavender, particularly of Statice arborea, are often mistaken for the flowers.
Botany for Ladies | Jane LoudonThe 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
British Dictionary definitions for sea lavender
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
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