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: a fleshy perennial herb (Mertensia maritima) of the northern coasts of both hemispheres with ovate to spatulate leaves and usually long-stalked rose-pink flowers fading to pale blue or almost white

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“Sea lungwort.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sea%20lungwort. Accessed 9 Mar. 2021.

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