sea lavender

Definition of sea lavender

: any of a genus (Limonium) of chiefly perennial herbs of the plumbago family with small flowers and basal leaves

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Recent Examples on the Web Among the virtual rainbow of plants are foxtail agave, sea lavender, society garlic, blue chalksticks, lantana, Texas sundrop, paddle plants, butterfly bush, cape plumbago, agapanthus and a small bougainvillea bush. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Rancho San Diego landscape earns award for colorful, waterwise ‘room with a view’," 20 Sep. 2020

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“Sea lavender.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sea%20lavender. Accessed 26 Oct. 2020.

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