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sea lavender

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A plant in the genus Limonium.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: marsh rosemary, sea rosemary

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

any of various plants of the genus Limonium of temperate salt marshes having spikes of white or mauve flowers

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: marsh rosemary, statice

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: subshrub, suffrutex

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: փշաքեղ (pʻšakʻeġ) — A plant in the genus Limonium
  • Belarusian: керме́к (kjermjék) — A plant in the genus Limonium
  • Bulgarian: гърлица (gǎrlica) — A plant in the genus Limonium
  • Catalan: saladina — A plant in the genus Limonium
  • Catalan: ensopeguera — A plant in the genus Limonium
  • Ancient Greek: λειμώνιον (leimṓnion) — A plant in the genus Limonium
  • Polish: zatrwian — A plant in the genus Limonium
  • Russian: керме́к (kermék) — A plant in the genus Limonium
  • Ukrainian: керме́к (kermék) — A plant in the genus Limonium