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sea lavender

sea lavender

7.7
A plant that grows in salt marshes with small purple or white flowers
  • noun
  • /siː ˈlævəndər/
  • Specialized
translation icon : lavanda de mar
  • Clusters of sea lavender brightened the edges of the tidal flats with delicate purple hues.
  • sea lavender (Limonium)

Examples

  • Botanists study the tolerance of sea lavender to salty environments in marsh restoration projects.

  • After the storm, much of the sea lavender along the coast was washed away.

  • The sea lavender blooms beautifully in coastal areas.

  • Have you seen the sea lavenders in the salt marsh?

  • In the salt marshes, sea lavender grows beautifully, flowering with spikes of delicate white petals.

  • The coastal garden is filled with vibrant sea lavender, which attracts bees and butterflies during the summer.

  • While walking along the shore, we spotted clusters of sea lavender thriving in the sandy soil.

Synonyms

statice
vssea lavender
1 9.9

A small plant that grows in salt marshes with spikes of white or pale purple flowers

is the more widely used common name rather than this label
marsh rosemary
vssea lavender
  • UK
9.5

A plant with spikes of white or light purple flowers that grows in salt marshes

is the more widely used common name instead of this one
Limonium
vssea lavender
  • Specialized
9.9

A plant that grows by the sea with small purple flowers called sea lavender

is the common everyday name used more often than the scientific term

Surface Forms

sea lavender singular
sea lavenders plural

Morphology

sea + lavender

The phrase combines 'sea' (coastal) and 'lavender' (a fragrant shrub), so a learner who knows both constituents can infer it is a lavender-like plant that grows by the sea. While the exact botanical genus (Limonium) may be unfamiliar, the general meaning is directly predictable from the parts and follows common noun‑noun compounding patterns.

Etymology

Sea lavender may get its name from a simple picture: it grows by the sea and has small purple flowers like lavender, even though it is not real lavender. That's why the name means 'a coastal plant with pale purple flowers'.