noun
a small fleshy herb common along North American seashores and in brackish marshes having pink or white flowers
• Syn: ↑sea trifoly, ↑black saltwort, ↑Glaux maritima
• Hypernyms: ↑herb, ↑herbaceous plant
• Member Holonyms: ↑Glaux, ↑genus Glaux
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noun : a small fleshy herb (Glaux maritima) that is common along northern seashores — called also sea trifoly
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a maritime plant, Glaux maritima, having small, pinkish-white flowers.
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sea milkwort noun
A primulaceous plant, Glaux maritima, of northern seashores, having small pink flowers
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Main Entry: ↑sea
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sea milkwort,
a plant of the primrose family, common on the seacoast; milkwort.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.