sea grape
noun
: a tree (Coccoloba uvifera) of the buckwheat family that inhabits sandy shores from Florida to South America, has rounded leaves, and bears clusters of purple to whitish edible berries
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Still, there were hermit crabs and lizards creeping among the sea grapes, as there had been for millions of years, and wild cotton along the edges of the cliffs.
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Carina Del Valle Schorske, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2024
The sky is often uncannily blue, the vegetation (palms, sea grapes, jacarandas) a startling green.
—Alice Newell-Hanson Stefan Ruiz, New York Times, 27 Feb. 2024
Popular miles of coastline include Preacher’s Cave, where grassy paths dotted with sea grapes set the scene for a perfect picnic, and Lighthouse Beach, where pink sand sits below a lighthouse perched above the ocean.
—Kristin Braswell, Travel + Leisure, 27 Jan. 2024
Most likely, the cold has heavily damaged your sea grape and may be dead to the ground.
—Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 25 Mar. 2023
Every sea grape scientists have looked at (every member of the genus Molgula to be specific) carries a massive infection of Nephromyces in its renal sac.
—Carl Zimmer, Discover Magazine, 24 Aug. 2010
The host for this peculiar creature is a tiny animal known as the sea grape.
—Carl Zimmer, Discover Magazine, 24 Aug. 2010
That memory encouraged her to add sea grape–shaped wall sconces throughout the hallway.
—Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 5 Dec. 2022
Also, how does the sea grape benefit from the community inside its body, if at all?
—Ed Yong, The Atlantic, 26 July 2022
Carina Del Valle Schorske, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2024
The sky is often uncannily blue, the vegetation (palms, sea grapes, jacarandas) a startling green.
—Alice Newell-Hanson Stefan Ruiz, New York Times, 27 Feb. 2024
Popular miles of coastline include Preacher’s Cave, where grassy paths dotted with sea grapes set the scene for a perfect picnic, and Lighthouse Beach, where pink sand sits below a lighthouse perched above the ocean.
—Kristin Braswell, Travel + Leisure, 27 Jan. 2024
Most likely, the cold has heavily damaged your sea grape and may be dead to the ground.
—Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 25 Mar. 2023
Every sea grape scientists have looked at (every member of the genus Molgula to be specific) carries a massive infection of Nephromyces in its renal sac.
—Carl Zimmer, Discover Magazine, 24 Aug. 2010
The host for this peculiar creature is a tiny animal known as the sea grape.
—Carl Zimmer, Discover Magazine, 24 Aug. 2010
That memory encouraged her to add sea grape–shaped wall sconces throughout the hallway.
—Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 5 Dec. 2022
Also, how does the sea grape benefit from the community inside its body, if at all?
—Ed Yong, The Atlantic, 26 July 2022
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“Sea grape.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sea%20grape. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.
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